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Monkeypox Update: Health Minister apprises parliament about steps taken to curtail disease
New Delhi: Responding to a series of questions raised around the rising cases of monkeypox in the country, the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare recently apprised the parliament about the steps taken by the government to combat this disease. As on 1st August 2022, seven confirmed cases (including one death) of Monkeypox disease, four cases (including one death) from Kerala and...
New Delhi: Responding to a series of questions raised around the rising cases of monkeypox in the country, the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare recently apprised the parliament about the steps taken by the government to combat this disease.
As on 1st August 2022, seven confirmed cases (including one death) of Monkeypox disease, four cases (including one death) from Kerala and three cases from Delhi have been reported by the States and UTs in the country. On 14th July 2022, the first case of Monkeypox disease in India was reported from Kerala by an international traveller.
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Meghna A Singhania is the founder and Editor-in-Chief at Medical Dialogues. An Economics graduate from Delhi University and a post graduate from London School of Economics and Political Science, her key research interest lies in health economics, and policy making in health and medical sector in the country.She is a member of the Association of Healthcare Journalists. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751