-Down to Earth NEW DELHI: World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified antibiotics into different groups based on their therapeutic efficacy and to curb the increasing risk of superbug Infections. It has asked member-countries, including India, to adopt the classification in their health systems to cut the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Antibiotics are the most sold drugs segment in India with sales of over Rs 1,000 crore. The WHO classification specifies which antibiotics...
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Of Encephalitis, Litchis and Blood Sugar: Bihar's AES Outbreak Explained
-TheWire.in Over a 100 children have died in Bihar due to AES – or acute encephalitis syndrome – a deceptively straightforward umbrella term for Infections that cause swellings on the brain. An outbreak of Infections classified as acute encephalitis syndrome (AES). * What is AES? AES is an umbrella term of Infections that cause swellings on the brain. Its symptoms typically include headache, vomiting, confusion and seizures, and complications include memory loss, coma and...
More »Spare Dying Kids from Insensitive Reporting - Saurabh Sharma
-Newsclick.in The tragedy unfolding in Muzaffarpur has been turned into a sensationalised TV serial. Dear parachute reporters from Delhi, Mumbai and elsewhere, please stop the drama of Lights, Camera, Action. You are a reporter not an actor. The nation is shocked and pained by the death of scores of children in Muzaffarpur in Bihar and instead of presenting the facts or investigating the causes, instead of sympathy and understanding towards the weeping kin,...
More »How India can reduce its alarming child mortality rate
-The Telegraph What is most worrying is that some of the top causes of these deaths are preventable infectious diseases A progress report does not always bring cheer. A Lancet study showed that death of children under five in India went down from 2.5 million in the year 2000 to 1.2 million in 2015. Unfortunately, this still meant that India had the highest child mortality rate in the world in 2015. The...
More »Wake up to children's exposure to pesticides -Reena Gupta
-The Hindu Business Line Organophospates, despite being banned elsewhere, have a high presence in India’s food products As parents, we are constantly striving to provide the right environment for our children. As a mother living in a metro, this writer is of the view that our kids are falling sick more often compared to the previous generation of children. Doctors are of the opinion that since our children are growing up in...
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