Did wild seeds lead to child deaths in Malkangiri? A new report provokes debate

Health activists say the government is using the report to divert attention from its failures.

Priyanka Vora

· Nov 24, 2016 · 05:30 am

Encephalitis killed children in Malkangiri – but the push came from hunger

Doctors say that the children who were malnourished died, while those with better nutrition survived the disease.

Priyanka Vora

· Nov 18, 2016 · 02:30 pm

One government hospital with nine doctors for 600,000 people – and nearly 100 children dead

The non-existent public healthcare system in Malkangiri in Odisha is struggling with an encephalitis outbreak.

Priyanka Vora

· Nov 17, 2016 · 02:30 pm

Odisha forgot to fight mosquitoes in this malaria hotbed – until another disease struck children

Nearly 100 children have died in Malkangiri from suspected Japanese encephalitis. Experts say the outbreak could have been prevented by better mosquito-control.

Priyanka Vora

· Nov 16, 2016 · 02:30 pm

Nearly 100 children have died in one district of Odisha from a disease that was preventable

A study confirmed the presence of the Japanese encephalitis virus in Malkangiri in 2012. Officials say a vaccine could have prevented the 2016 outbreak.

Priyanka Vora

· Nov 15, 2016 · 09:00 am