Statesman News Service
MALDA, Oct18: Twelve persons, including nine children and four women, died of encephalitis and malaria at Malda district hospital over the past 10 days, the Malda district magistrate, Mr Chittaranjan Das, said today. "While ten persons died of encephalitis, the two others lost their lives due to malaria," the DM, said after receiving an official report from the chief medical officer of health, Malda, today. Mr Das sought a detailed report on fever patients from the district health officials and instructed them to take up preventive measures to curb encephalitis, malaria and dengue in the district. "No death has dengue death has so far been reported but we are in a state of alert," the DM said. He expressed concern over the "mismanagement" of information system by the district health department officials. It was learnt that only one pathologist functions at the Malda district hospital. Even the lone pathologist was on leave during the period when the hospital recorded 12 deaths.The state health officials have also expressed unhappiness over the incomplete report sent by the Malda health officials about fever cases in the district.The Malda district hospital sources said that the newly appointed CMOH, Dr RR Banik, who took charge on Monday, was not able to collect information properly about the total number of deaths caused by encephalitis and malaria. The Malda DM today ordered immediate appointment of an alternative pathologist at the Malda district hospital.
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