10-05-2006, 12:41 AM
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Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
Even as he dispatched the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) to Kerala, where over 70 persons reportedly died of the disease, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday remained in denial mode, refusing to accept that there were any deaths due to chikungunya in the country.Â
<b>"There are no deaths in the country due to chikungunya. People don't die of the viral. Those who are dying are succumbing to secondary complications,"</b> he said. Saying he had spoken to Kerala Health Minister PK Sreemathi, Ramadoss added, "We will be carrying out verbal autopsy in all the deaths to find out the exact cause."
He told mediapersons that DGHS RK Srivastava would visit Kerala for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation, but refused to announce any package to the disease-hit State immediately. After the DGHS submitted his report, the Minister would decide about going to Kerala.
<b>"I have called a meeting of Health Ministers of all chikungunya-affected States on October 11. In the meeting we will decide whether they need more funds to combat the problem,"</b> he said.
<b>"The viral has come to the country after 32 years and is due to climatic conditions like more rains and sanitation problem,"</b> he said.
<b>The Minister said that as there are no vaccines for chikungunya, patients should consult doctors and take paracetamol and consume more water.</b>
<b>Ramadoss said the Government was planning to start a laboratory in the south </b>since the only two laboratories to detect the cause of the disease were located in Delhi and Pune. "The destination has not been planned and it will take one year to open it," he said, adding that the laboratory would meet all the requirements of BioSafety Level Three.
Ten States, including Delhi, have been affected by the viral transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, which also spreads dengue.<b> Nearly 12,85,000 cases have been reported in the country</b>.
The Health Ministry has also provided fogging machines to those States who were in need of it. <b>"It is not possible for us to provide machinery to the entire country," he contended</b>.
Ramadoss said, the viral first started in Karnataka and then spread to Kerala. "In Karnataka, 10 village panchayats took a lead to create awareness. While the State saw chikungunya, these 10 villages were free of it. Likewise others have to follow such examples and stop mosquito breeding," he said.Â
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Who gave him medical degree?
New lab will fund Ramdoss bank account.
Why Health Ministry was sleeping till now?
Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
Even as he dispatched the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) to Kerala, where over 70 persons reportedly died of the disease, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday remained in denial mode, refusing to accept that there were any deaths due to chikungunya in the country.Â
<b>"There are no deaths in the country due to chikungunya. People don't die of the viral. Those who are dying are succumbing to secondary complications,"</b> he said. Saying he had spoken to Kerala Health Minister PK Sreemathi, Ramadoss added, "We will be carrying out verbal autopsy in all the deaths to find out the exact cause."
He told mediapersons that DGHS RK Srivastava would visit Kerala for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation, but refused to announce any package to the disease-hit State immediately. After the DGHS submitted his report, the Minister would decide about going to Kerala.
<b>"I have called a meeting of Health Ministers of all chikungunya-affected States on October 11. In the meeting we will decide whether they need more funds to combat the problem,"</b> he said.
<b>"The viral has come to the country after 32 years and is due to climatic conditions like more rains and sanitation problem,"</b> he said.
<b>The Minister said that as there are no vaccines for chikungunya, patients should consult doctors and take paracetamol and consume more water.</b>
<b>Ramadoss said the Government was planning to start a laboratory in the south </b>since the only two laboratories to detect the cause of the disease were located in Delhi and Pune. "The destination has not been planned and it will take one year to open it," he said, adding that the laboratory would meet all the requirements of BioSafety Level Three.
Ten States, including Delhi, have been affected by the viral transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, which also spreads dengue.<b> Nearly 12,85,000 cases have been reported in the country</b>.
The Health Ministry has also provided fogging machines to those States who were in need of it. <b>"It is not possible for us to provide machinery to the entire country," he contended</b>.
Ramadoss said, the viral first started in Karnataka and then spread to Kerala. "In Karnataka, 10 village panchayats took a lead to create awareness. While the State saw chikungunya, these 10 villages were free of it. Likewise others have to follow such examples and stop mosquito breeding," he said.Â
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With same logic, people don't die with gun-bullet but loss of blood. <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> Who gave him medical degree?
New lab will fund Ramdoss bank account.
Why Health Ministry was sleeping till now?