Sunday, April 5, 2009

Rural healthcare in Tripura faces challenge


Correspondent
AGARTALA, April 5 – Despite efforts to improve healthcare facilities in rural areas, communicable diseases like meningitis, malaria and diarrhoea continue to haunt the tribal hamlets of Tripura.

According to official figures, as many as 58 tribal villagers died of meningitis, malaria and diarrhoea over the past three months. The deadly meningitis has so far claimed 46 lives in different parts of the State since January, this year, said Principal Secretary YP Singh. Altogether 170 meningitis patients are still receiving treatment in different government hospitals.

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