Japanese Encephalitis

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