Mangal Pandey

By SAYED MOHAMMAD SHAHBAZ PATNA—Bihar has set a new record in the country by administering COVID-19 vaccines to more than 23.50 lakh (2.35 million) people on a single day on Tuesday. This is the highest-ever single-day vaccination in…
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PATNA—The Bihar government has announced to launch massive campaign for eradication of filaria from the state. Filaria figures among the list of serious diseases globally. Under part of the campaign, the health department has planned to…
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PATNA—The Bihar health department has launched a unique initiative to bring the neonatal mortality rate down in the state. Under part of this initiative, the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers will visit homes and take…
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PATNA—The health department has launched necessary preparations to check spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as Malaria during the rainy season. Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey said 80 percent cases of malaria has been reported…
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PATNA—The Health Department in Bihar is observing “Family Planning Services fortnight” to give couples the tips of managing their families in a better and healthy way. Under this plan, the health workers are giving necessary information…
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PATNA—Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey has appealed to the people to follow social distancing during all the upcoming festivals to avoid the possible third wave of COVID-19. He said the third wave has started appearing in some states…
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PATNA—The death toll in India from COVID-19 registered an alarming jump on Thursday after an audit by Bihar revealed many unaccounted fatalities. Bihar heath department reported 3,971 deaths on Thursday, pushing India’s single-day death…
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PATNA—The Bihar government on Saturday declared black fungus an epidemic amid its rising cases in the state. The normally rare infection, called mucormycosis, has a mortality rate of 50 percent, according to health experts. A…
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PATNA—Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey has said the state government is trying to buy vaccines from the open market to push up the rate of vaccination. “The Bihar government has accorded top priority to the vaccination programme and…
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PATNA—A COVID-19 patient died for want of treatment at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) in Bihar as the hospital authorities remained busy attending health minister Mangal Pandey, media reports said on Wednesday. 60-yrear-old…
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