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News18
6 days ago
- Health
- News18
MP: Six-year-old boy dies of Japanese encephalitis
Agency: PTI Last Updated: Dindori (MP), Aug 12 (PTI) A six-year-old boy from the tribal-dominated Dindori district in Madhya Pradesh has died of Japanese encephalitis, a health official said on Tuesday. 'The ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) report has found that the child died due to Japanese encephalitis on August 6," said Jayashree Maravi, malaria officer in charge of Dindori district. The deceased Ajay Gautam, who was a resident of Bahera village in Amarpur block of Dindori district, died at Jabalpur Medical College. Maravi said a team from the malaria department and Amarpur's Block Medical Officer (BMO), S S Markam, found unhealthy conditions in the village and decided to spray medicine. Ajay's family members said he fell while playing with his sister last month. Subsequently, he developed swelling on his leg and a high fever. He was initially treated at a hospital in Dindori; however, as his condition didn't improve, he was taken to the district official before being referred to the Jabalpur Medical College. Ajay's father, Santosh, told PTI that his daughter Madhu has been undergoing treatment at the district hospital for fever. Japanese encephalitis is a serious viral zoonotic disease which leads to fatigue, headache, fever, and vomiting. According to doctors, if this disease is not treated in time, it can lead to swelling in the brain, coma, and even paralysis. PTI COR MAS NSK view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
No bids received for cancer institute equipment tender in Jabalpur, HC told
Bhopal/Jabalpur: The state govt informed a division bench of the MP high court on Tuesday that no bids were received in response to the tender floated for the purchase of equipment for the cancer institute in Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College , Jabalpur. During the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) over the cancer institute lying defunct despite the sanction of Rs 84 crore as far back as 2016 for the purchase of equipment to create the desired infrastructure, the division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain was informed in the previous hearing that tenders were floated for the purchase of equipment. In the past, tenders were cancelled as only one or two bids were received. The court had asked the health and medical education department not to cancel the tender this time, even if only a single tender was received. However, during the hearing of the petition on Tuesday, the court was informed that not a single bid was received in response to the tender. A petition challenging the cancellation of earlier tenders has also been filed. The court will now hear both petitions jointly on May Vikas Mahavar, in his petition, said the cancer institute in Jabalpur Medical College was not serving its purpose due to a lack of infrastructure, despite the fact that the govt sanctioned Rs 84 crore in 2016 to purchase equipment for the institute. The inability of the cancer institute to treat patients is a violation of their fundamental rights, said the court was informed on behalf of the state govt that tenders were invited two to three times for the purchase of equipment, but each time, tenders were cancelled for technical reasons. The purchase has to be made by the MP Public Health Service Corporation. The court had asked the petitioner to make the principal secretary, health, and MD, MP Public Health Service Corporation, a respondent in the the previous hearing, principal secretary (health) Sandeep Yadav appeared in court and, in deposition, said tenders were cancelled because only one or two companies participated in the bidding. The tender was floated again, inviting bids, and the technical bid was to be opened on April 29, with tenders opening on July 6. The court, while asking officials to take a call on the bid received, exempted them from personal the hearing of the case on Tuesday, the state govt told the court that no bid was received in response to the tender. A company has also challenged the cancellation of the tender on an earlier occasion. The court will now club the two petitions and hold a joint hearing of the case on May 15.
