{"id":313656,"date":"2019-06-24T10:32:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T10:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=313656"},"modified":"2019-06-24T10:32:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T10:32:42","slug":"muzaffarpur-court-orders-probe-against-harsh-vardhan-mangal-pandey-over-aes-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/muzaffarpur-court-orders-probe-against-harsh-vardhan-mangal-pandey-over-aes-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Muzaffarpur court orders probe against Harsh Vardhan, Mangal Pandey over AES deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-313657 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/harsh-mangal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/06\/harsh-mangal.jpg 538w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/06\/harsh-mangal-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Muzaffarpur Chief Judicial Magistrate, Suryakant Tiwari on Monday ordered investigation against Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey, in a case of negligence registered against them, in connection with deaths of children in Muzaffarpur due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">So far more than 130 children have lost their lives due to AES in Muzaffarpur.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Social activist Tamanna Hashmi had last week filed the case in the Muzaffarpur Chief Judicial Magistrate\u2019s (CJM) court against the ministers of having failed in their duties<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">On Sunday, people took out a protest march against the government&#8217;s alleged apathy in tackling\u00a0AES in the district.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Dr Harsh Vardhan had visited the state-owned Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) in Muzaffarpur on June 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe central and state teams have finalized the site and design of 100 bedded PICU at Muzaffarpur, which will be supported under a centrally sponsored scheme.\u201d Dr Harsh Vardhan stated this after reviewing the status of AES cases of Bihar with senior officers of the health Ministry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Health Minister had said that the multi-disciplinary central team has been camping at Muzaffarpur for over a week now. \u201cWith the support of state and district administration, efforts of social and behavior change at the community level and early identification and management at primary health care facilities have been strengthened,\u201d he mentioned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muzaffarpur Chief Judicial Magistrate, Suryakant Tiwari on Monday ordered investigation against Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey, in a case of negligence registered against them, in connection with deaths of children in Muzaffarpur due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). 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