Three Tarai districts at high risk of Dengue
BANIYANI, JHAPA: There is a high risk of dengue outbreak in three Tarai districts of the country, including Jhapa.
Jhapa, Rupandehi and Mahottari districts have higher dengue infection rate, according to the statistics of Department of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention Division, Department of Health Services
Last year, Rupandehi witnessed 677 dengue-infected cases, which was the highest. Jhapa stood second with 535 dengue patients while Mahottari saw 438 dengue cases.
According to Dr Bibek Kumar Lal of the Division, at least three persons died in three districts including Jhapa due to dengue last year. He said that dengue epidemic has increased over the years. “In the past 50 years, dengue infection has increased 30 folds,” Dr Lal shared.
He further informed that more than half of the total population of the world are prone to dengue infection.
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Jhapa, Rupandehi and Mahottari districts have higher dengue infection rate, according to the statistics of Department of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention Division, Department of Health Services
Last year, Rupandehi witnessed 677 dengue-infected cases, which was the highest. Jhapa stood second with 535 dengue patients while Mahottari saw 438 dengue cases.
According to Dr Bibek Kumar Lal of the Division, at least three persons died in three districts including Jhapa due to dengue last year. He said that dengue epidemic has increased over the years. “In the past 50 years, dengue infection has increased 30 folds,” Dr Lal shared.
He further informed that more than half of the total population of the world are prone to dengue infection.
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Delays in rebuilding school, health facilities
Apr 9, 2018-Close to three years from the disastrous Gorkha Earthquake, reconstruction of school buildings, health institutions and government offices, among other facilities, seems to be going at a slow pace with the rebuilding process yet to start for significant numbers of such properties.
According to a trimester review of the reconstruction drive published by the National Reconstruction Authority, 2,371 school buildings are yet to be reconstructed. Of the 7,553 school buildings damaged by the 2015 earthquake, construction of 3,079 buildings has been over while 2,103 buildings are being built.
The report states that funds from the government, school management committees and several non-governmental organisations were mobilised to rebuild the schools.
Among the 2,103 schools under reconstruction at as many as 447 have got the support of the Asian Development Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency and the United States Agency for International Development. Preparations are going on for the reconstruction of 622 school buildings by mobilising the line of credit from India.
NRA officials admit that the reconstruction of such buildings was delayed due to increased focus on rebuilding private homes. The reconstruction of properties like school buildings, health facilities and government offices can be channelised through other agencies including the local governments and the line ministries, NRA Chief Executive Officer Yubaraj Bhusal said.
In the health sector, out of the 1,197 buildings that need reconstruction, 544 are completely damaged. So far, 255 prefabricated structures have been set up with repair and retrofitting works over for 331 buildings, according to the NRA.
In case of government offices, only six out of 379 buildings have been ready. Reconstruction is going on for 120 buildings while retrofitting and repair works have completed for 203 structures.
The slow pace of reconstruction has hit public service, especially in remote areas of the quake-affected districts.
http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-04-09/delays-in-rebuilding-school-health-facilities.html (09-04-2018)
Kathmandu declared fully immunised
Kathmandu district was declared fully immunised under the country’s National Immunisation Programme amidst a programme organised in the capital today.
The declaration came after children aged 13 to 24 months received all necessary vaccines within a year.
Ten municipalities in Kathmandu — Kirtipur, Dakshinkali, Budhanilkantha, Gokarneshwor, Chandragiri, Nagarjun, Tarkeshwor, Sankharapur, Tokha, Kageshwori Manohara and Kathmandu metropolis were fully immunised.
“In a research conducted among 44,000 children in the district, all the children were found to have been immunised. We have inspected all the households in the district to reaffirm that the children were immunised. None of the children were missed. No child will be missed in future immunisation programmes too,” said Mahendra Shrestha, chief of District Public Health Programme.
District Public Health Committee and District Immunisation Co-ordination Committee also committed of making the district fully immunised in future too.
Kirtipur was the first municipality to be declared a fully immunised municipality in Kathmandu district in June 2016. Kathmandu Metropolis was declared fully immunised on 7 January 2018.
Immunisation is one of the government’s high-priority programmes. It has helped reduce infant and child mortality as well as morbidity associated with diseases preventable through vaccines.
HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE (Kathmandu, April 9)
World Health Day 2018 (#WorldHealthDay) marked
World Health Day 2018 was marked across the country today by organising different programmes. The day was celebrated with the theme ‘Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere’.
A rally was taken out here today to mark the day. A light was illuminated at Ghantaghar to raise awareness of the importance of health.
It is the fundamental right of the people to get health services and it is the duty of the government to provide health services to its citizens. However challenges remain.
“Health institutions continue to grapple with manpower shortage, short supply of medicines and lack of equipment. Likewise, the budget allocated by the government for the health sector is also too low. Healthcare should be one of the major agenda of the government,” said Kunja Joshi, health education administrator at National Health Education Information and Communication Centre.
The day is one of eight official global health campaigns marked by World Health Organisation. WHO has calling on world leaders to ensure universal health coverage and commit to concrete steps to advance the health of all people.
News Source: HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE (Kathmandu, April 7)
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