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maintl · 5 years ago

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250 Nigerians die of snakebite in three weeks

Two hundred and fifty victims of snake bite have died in the last three weeks in Plateau and Gombe states, following an acute scarcity of snake anti-venom drugs in the country.

The figure represents the number of confirmed deaths from three snake treatment centres – General Hospital, Kaltungo, Ali Mega Pharmacy, Gombe and Comprehensive Medical Centre, Zamko, Plateau State.

A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria who visited the three medical outfits, met other victims in critical situations, with some of them left on bare floors as the doctors said they were helpless without the anti-venom.

NAN reports that the snake anti-venom drugs – Echitab Plus ICP polyvalent and Echitab G monovalent – had not been supplied to the country since August, throwing the treatment centres into crisis after the last vials were used up in the first week of October.

Echitab Plus ICP, produced at Instituto Clodomiro Picado, University of Costa Rica, treats bites from all venomous snakes in Nigeria, while Echitab G, produced by Micropharm Ltd, United Kingdom, is solely for carpet viper bites.

Medics, who spoke with NAN at the three treatment centres, said that the cases of snake bites were usually very common during the harvest season.

“We receive an average of 50 victims every day. Some arrive here in very critical conditions and we just have to watch them die because we are helpless,” Abubakar Aliyu, Managing Director, Aliyu Mega Pharmacy, told NAN in Gombe.

He said that more than 70 victims had died in the last three weeks following the lack of anti-venom to treat them, adding that some came from Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Borno and Plateau States.

“An average of six deaths are recorded daily. If you go to the snake treatment centre at the Kaltungo General Hospital, you will pity the victims; the lucky ones among them get supportive treatment, while many are left to fate since the drugs are not available.

“Between August and October, we received 750 victims. We were given 700 vials of the anti-venom on August 31, but we exhausted them before October. Many people are just dying. It is a major crisis,” he stated.

Mr. Aliyu said that the only available drug – Indian anti-venom – was not as effective in the treatment of the bites from carpet vipers, the commonest poisonous snakes in the country.

“We have tried the Indian anti-venom, but it does not elicit much response. Sometimes, we give six vials and more to a patient, but the effect will be minimal. If we had Echitab drugs, one dose is enough to cure a patient,” he said.

The pharmacist urged the federal government to promptly step in to assist Echitab Study Group, the outfit coordinating the supply and distribution of the Echitab drugs, so as to make them available.

The Snake Treatment Centre at the Kaltungo General Hospital, Gombe State, equally presented a sorry sight with helpless patients gasping for breath while the medics watched helplessly.

Abubakar Ballah, the Snakebite Treatment Officer, told NAN that the situation was “sad and scary”.

“We have a serious crisis here. In the last one week, 139 patients were admitted with 77 absconding when we appeared helpless, owing to the non-availability of the anti-snake venom drug.

“Some were unconscious when they were brought here. Sometimes, it is corpses that are brought to us.

“In the last few days, we have recorded 21 deaths. The figure is more because many of those that absconded were in bad shape; many others did not even bother to come here because of the fore-knowledge of lack of anti-venom in the centre.

“The last drug was used on October 13. We try to give vitamin K to the victims to enhance blood clotting in the absence of anti-venom because bites from the viper snakes cause bleeding which is difficult to control without anti-venom.

“It is a critical period, but we are helpless. This is why we call on the government to work with the Echitab Study Group to provide a lasting solution to this menace.

“Already, some criminals are faking the drug and selling it at N43,000 per vial, contrary to the original anti-snake venom sold by the Echitab Study Group at the cost of between N13,500 to N30,000.

“What we must avoid is a situation where desperate people produce fake drugs. We must work toward an effective handling and supply of the drug to guarantee quality and ensure that only genuine drugs are supplied to the treatment centres.”

He urged government to treat the issue as a national emergency.

“The need for the snake anti-venom should be seen as a security issue with its necessity equated with having an army, customs service, police force and other security agencies.

“The government should work with the Echitab Study Group to have a reliable supply channel; government should subsidise the cost to avoid a major crisis like the one in our hands now, because we find it difficult and embarrassing to explain the situation to our patients.”

NAN found an equally bad situation at the Comprehensive Medical Centre, Zamko, with Titus Dajel, the Medical Superintendent, stating that more than 200 patients were admitted in October alone.

“There are many victims, but we cannot help because there is no anti-snake venom available now. We have had more than 200 cases in the last one month, with many of them losing their lives.’’

He equally explained that the centre had tried the Indian anti-venom on patients but did not get the desired results because the specifications are different.

“The most effective drug is the Echitab anti-venom which is produced using the venom of snakes from Nigeria,” he said.

Mr. Dajel regretted that traditional healers had taken advantage of the situation to extort monies from victims after promising to heal them.

“What the herbalists are doing is trial and error. Most victims bleed in the brain because the venom is vicious; traditional healers cannot tackle that because they concentrate on healing the wound,” he explained.

Mr. Dajel urged the federal government to treat snake bite as a national emergency and take urgent steps to make the anti-snake venom available.

“Continuous importation of the anti-venom is dangerous, especially in view of the rising cost of the dollar. We must look into the possibility of domesticating the production of the drug to avoid constant crisis,” he said.

He explained that the cases of snake bites had become more common in the area because of the ongoing harvest by farmers.

“It is the peak period of snake bites; farmers go to the bush to harvest crops and get attacked by snakes who are out of their holes because of the hot temperature.

“Some snakes go under heaps of rice gathered together preparatory for thrashing, in search of shelter from the scorching sun. Such snakes pounce on farmers when they open the heaps to start thrashing.

“Some snakes also move in groups in search of rats at yam farms where they clash with farmers harvesting the produce,” he said.

Mr. Dajel said that the centre had advised farmers to wear protective items like boots and gloves, and urged government agencies charged with public enlightenment to educate farmers on ways to protect themselves against snake attacks.

Tim Golu, member of the House of Representatives representing Pankshin/Kanam/Kanke in Plateau, who also decried the non-availability of the snake anti-venom, said that the situation had been “catastrophic’’ to his constituents.

“We have lost so many people in the past few weeks. As we speak, we have several cases in my own village in Kanke. The comprehensive health centre in Zamko is usually their only hope, but there are no drugs there. It is a huge disaster.

“The shortage of the drug has led to a sharp rise in the prices of other options. It has also led to the production of fake and adulterated vaccines, which have caused deaths and deformities,’’ he said.

He appealed to the federal, states and local governments to intervene by committing funds for the purchase of the anti-venom, and regretted the colossal damage in the past few weeks.

Mr. Golu said that he had initiated a bill for the establishment of a National Centre for Research and Production of Snake Vaccines which would soon go through public hearing.

Reacting to the non-availability of the snake anti-venom drug, Nandul Durfa, Managing Director, Echitab Study Group, representative of the two companies that produce the anti-snake-venom drug in Nigeria, blamed the situation on the “late placement of order for its production”.

“It is very sad that there is a sudden shortage that culminated in many deaths. The drought is due to technical hitches in the production chain which is being looked into, to prevent a recurrence.

“We have adopted measures to ensure continuous supply of the product and want to ensure that only quality anti-venom drugs are brought to the country. We want to guarantee continued supply so as to avoid the supply of fake anti-venom drugs from multiple supply channels.’’

He said that the federal and state governments, religious bodies, NGOs and individuals had often procured the anti-venom for free distribution to victims and were eagerly waiting for supply “in view of the deadly consequences of the shortage”.

According to him, the Echitab Study Group used to distribute the drug free to patients at the treatment centres, particularly at periods when government stopped financing the supply.

“On few occasions, however, we were forced to charge a little token to cover the cost of transporting the drug to the direct users,” he said.

Mr. Durfa confirmed that the Echitab Study Group was already working with the Ministry of Health to explore areas of collaboration toward manufacturing the drug locally, via a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) arrangement.

He declared that snake bite was a menace that must be taken seriously because it was “worse than Ebola, Monkey Pox and even HIV/AIDS”.

“It affects rural dwellers who are major contributors to our GDP through farming, cattle rearing and mining. This is why we believe that even the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development should take interest in the management of snake bites,” he said.

This article was published on November 5, 2017 by Premium Times. You can find the original post here.

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todaybharatnews · 6 years ago

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via Today Bharat At leastnbsp;seven members of a family have committed suicidenbsp;in Jharkhandrsquo;s capital city, Ranchi. The incident occurred innbsp;Kanke police station area. A probe is underway to ascertain what triggered the mass suicide. Sources said this family is that of a retired Army personnel. This is the second such incident in Ranchi this month. In a similar incident, another family of six had committed suicide in their apartment in Hazaribag in Jharkhand. As per reports, financial stressnbsp;was said to be the reason behind the family taking the extreme step. These cases follow the mysterious deaths of 11 members of a family in Delhirsquo;s Burari less than a month ago. A probe was initiated which said that it was a mass suicide. A register recovered from the familyrsquo;s residence had hinted at the possibility of some ldquo;spiritual practicerdquo; which went wrong. Apparently 11 diaries were found that had been maintained over a period of 11 years and it revealed that the family was not expecting to die and thought that ldquo;the earth will shakerdquo; and ldquo;there will be thunder in the skyrdquo;, following which they will be saved. After the ldquo;ritual hangingrdquo;, everyone was supposed to untie each other. The police revealed that the financial condition of the family had improved and Priyanka had been engaged after a long struggle to find a suitable boy. The ldquo;ritual hangingrdquo; was supposed to be the final thanks to the spirits. However, police are still continuing the investigation.

#IFTTT #Today Bharat

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trendsnewsandnetwork-blog · 6 years ago

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2 Infants Among 7 Family Members Found Dead In Jharkhand's Ranchi Home

2 Infants Among 7 Family Members Found Dead In Jharkhand’s Ranchi Home

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Prima facie, it appears to be a case of suicide, police said.

Ranchi:

Seven members of a family, including two infants, were found dead inside a house near Kanke area in Ranchi, police said.

Prima facie, it appears to be a case of suicide, Senior Superintendent of Police Anis Gupta said.

“Five adults and two infants were found dead in their home under Kanke police station,” he added.

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#Among #Dead #Family #Home #Infants #Jharkhands #Members #Ranchi

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sayflexxyblog · 3 years ago

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Zone 11 command gets new AIG

Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Mukan Joseph Gobum on Monday assumed office as AIG In-Charge of Zone 11 Command, comprising of Oyo State and Osun State Commands. Gobum is from Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State, Born on 21st June 1962 in Amper Plateau State. This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesman of Zone 11, SP Ayeni Benjamin on Monday. The new AIG…

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joyexcelll-blog · 7 years ago

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We all are familiar with the name John F. Nash, the Nobel Prize winner in economics for his game theory in the year 1994. Atleast you must have seen one of the best movies ever made (according to me) named ‘A Beautiful Mind’ based on this great mathematicians life. How inspiring it is to know about his life, after suffering from schizophrenia (A disorder that affects a person’s ability to think, feel and behave clearly) and the way recover and finally won the Nobel prize. It is truly inspiring.

Many of us know John Nash’s story. But how many of us have ever heard about an Indian mathematician Vashishth Narayan Singh. None or may be very few. It is very unfortunate as a country for India, as it cannot look after it’s own countries wealth. I feel this is a person everyone should know about his journey at least every Indian.

From a village in Bihar to USA, from the life of name and fame to the life of mental disturbance and poverty this is Dr. Vashishth Narayan Singh’s story-

Dr. Vashishtha Narayan Singh was born as the first son of Late Lal Bahadur Singh and Smt. Lahaso Devi in Village Basantpur, under Sadar Block of Dist. Bhojpur on 2nd April 1942. His father was working as a policeman in the state Police Dept.. Vashishtha Narayan Singh had his primary education in the village school. Thereafter, he went to Netarhat School in class VI. In the year 1962, he passed his matriculation examination, topping in the entire state of Bihar.

After his school education, he got admission in the prestigious Patna Science College. From Netarhat to Patna Science College, in 1963, was a natural progression for him but what happened thereafter was something extraordinary. Dr Nagendra Nath, Principal of the college, also a Maths teacher, on getting complaints, one after the other about Vashishtha often disturbing the Maths classes by posing questions somewhat unrelated, summoned him to his office chamber one day. He was given a few difficult questions, much beyond the Intermediate class he was student of, to solve. Not only did he solve them promptly right in front of the Principal but also further showed his skill in solving each of them in ways more than one. Dr Nath was awestruck, stood still for a while in total disbelief for he was face to face with kind of prodigy he had never encountered before. What followed after that was even more remarkable. The Rules of the University were amended and made flexible (courtesy, Governor cum Chancellor of the university) to enable Vashishtha to straightaway take the B Sc (Maths Hons.) final year exam after his first year in college. He topped the class with distinction. At the end of his second year in college, he was allowed to take the M Sc (Maths) final exam.

In earlymid 1960’s Bihar College of Engineering Patna, was in much better shape and world class faculty members used to visit the College. There was some Mathematics Conference in Bihar College of Engineering during mid 60’s where Prof John L. Kelley, HOD University of California, Berkley(UCB) as also present.

He had presented a list of 5 most difficult problems in Mathematics or so. Vasistha Narayan Singh solved all of them and that too in different ways.

This Berkley professor got impressed and requested him to come to Berkley for further study. Vasistha Narayan Singh told him that it would be difficult for him to come to US on his own. HOD promised all the help and kept the word. HOD arranged for visa and flight ticket and got him into UCB. He took good care of Vasistha Narayan Singh at UCB as Vasistha Narayan Singh was a shy person. Vasistha Narayan Singh did not let down HOD and did his PhD with style and went on to work for NASA. You can find his Ph.D thesis even now here.

Things were going fine with him till sometime in 1975, and what happened one day changed all that. He was found snubbing his junior for an error in a manner somewhat unfamiliar with him and much to the annoyance and disappointments of others working in his unit. Promptly he was referred to the doctor – a psychiatrist. He was diagnosed as the one suffering from schizophrenia at its early stage and was prescribed some therapeutic medicines to continue with.

By then, Singh had become a role model for the youth in Bihar. He worked at UCB as assistant professor. He was perhaps also Bihar’s most eligible bachelor of his time. Marriage proposals came from across the state. In 1972 he finally gave in to his family’s wishes and decided to tie the knot. His bride was the daughter of a government doctor from a nearby village. A month after the nuptials, the couple departed to live out their American dream.

“In America, Bhaiyya‘s wife one day found him taking some pills,” says Prasad (his brother), “and asked her father about them. That’s how we ourselves came to know about his illness.”

In 1974, the couple returned to India and Singh started teaching at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. However, he soon become “fed up with the internal politics” there and opted instead to join the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai. He later moved to the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata.

Badly shaken by Singh’s mental condition, his wife left for her father’s house, never to return to her husband. Prasad says, “We do not blame her. Not everybody can live under such circumstances.” Their divorce was finalised in 1976. “It had a huge impact on our brother. He suddenly become very withdrawn and stopped eating,” says Prasad. A few months later, he became violent. The family was left with no options, but to send him to the Kanke Mental Asylum (now Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke).

He was discharged from the institution in 1985, but two years later, he disappeared from home. Despite all efforts, he could not be located. For four long years, the family waited for word about him, until some people informed them that Dr Vashishtha Singh had been found loitering near a garbage dump in his ex-wife’s village like this-

“After that, we have never let him out of our sight,” says Prasad.

When I saw the above picture for the first time I just couldn’t beleive my eyes. “How on earth this is possible” was my first expression. You might is thinking the same.

Now He speaks, but only when spoken to, and he avoids eye contact while speaking. When asked about his stay in Berkeley, he says with some lucidity, “I had a very good time there. I used to live at 10/20 Vine Road or was that 20/10?” Then just as suddenly he loses his train of thought. He mumbles, “But all of that has been destroyed now. Don’t you know Russia dropped atom bombs there? America is a wasteland now. Kelly sahib is also very worried.” His nephew, Rakesh, tells him that his mentor died many years ago. Singh insists, “No, no, he is alive, I spoke to him last night. He is in Delhi.”

I think how ignorant can be a country, above pic is just the reflection of this. A national treasure like him are treated like this. “We are not asking for any financial help from the government. All we want him to have is an academic atmosphere.” said his brother.

Compare this story with John F. Nash’s story. Almost similar circumstances he was also suffering from schizophrenia but with the support of his wife, friends and country he recovered and went on to win Nobel Prize. His story became famous. well he deserved that.

What happened here with Vashishtha Narayan Singh after being found with schizophrenia his wife left him (when he needs her most), most importantly his own country didn’t came up to support and help him.

The biggest irony is even now his own country is not giving him the respect he deserves. Probably they don’t even heard his name as media is busy spreading shit news.

But it’s our responsibility to know this gem and show some respect. Some of his pics

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– Good bye until next time.

The unsung mathematician from India We all are familiar with the name John F. Nash, the Nobel Prize winner in economics for his game theory in the year 1994.

#Bihar #John F. Nash #Mathematicians #Unsung hero

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web-mobile-applications-blog · 8 years ago

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509 camera cops for capital

An ambitious Jharkhand Police project to bring capital Ranchi under comprehensive digital surveillance has finally taken off the ground with expressions of interest (EOI) being invited from private players.

IG (provisions) Arun Kumar Singh, who is handling the Rs 51-crore mission, told this newspaper that the EOIs were requested on June 26 for 509 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras that would be installed across 159 strategic locations to aid crime control.

The Raghubar Das government had, in February last year, announced in the Assembly that the capital city would be brought under effective CCTV surveillance during a heated debate on deteriorating law and order in Ranchi.

IG Singh said the tender process would be completed by the end of August. "There will be other formalities that will be swiftly completed before the contract is awarded. The (police) department plans to complete the first phase of camera installation by mid-January next year. The second and final phase will be over by March-end," he said.

The state police are expected to sign a five-year maintenance and operation agreement with the selected bidder.

Seventeen thanas are among the 159 locations where the CCTV cameras would be installed. The list comprises Chutia, Daily Market, Mahila, Kotwali, Gonda, Kanke, Bariatu, Khelgaon, Sadar, Namkum, Doranda, Jagannathpur, Dhurwa, Argora, Nagri, Sukhdeonagar and Lalpur police stations.

Since tease gangs and stalkers often haunt academic institutions, the integrated surveillance system would cover Ranchi Women's College, Marwari College, St Xavier's College, St John's Intermediate College and Nirmala College.

Police stations and colleges apart, CCTV cameras will also be installed at Kutchery Chowk, Jail Chowk, East Jail More, Lalpur Chowk, Dangratoli, Bahu Bazaar, Ranchi railway station, Khadgarha bus stand, Sujata Chowk, Albert Ekka Chowk, Lake Road and Morabadi, among others.

Sources involved with the big-ticket project said 279 fixed cameras, 42 pan-tilt-zoom cameras, 94 red light violation detecting (RLVD) cameras and 94 automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras will be installed.

IG Singh said RLVD and ANPR cameras would be of great help in cases of traffic violations and that the government was planning to rope in telecom PSU BSNL as its technical partner in the project for networking services. "The DIG office in Kutchery is likely to become the central feed monitoring centre," he added.

Ranchi SSP Kuldeep Dwivedi said nowadays, CCTV cameras had become one of the primary tools in crime prevention, investigation, detection and post-investigative documentation. "The cameras will help us marshal and manoeuvre resources in real time to track down fugitive criminals," Dwivedi said, adding that effective electronic surveillance would automatically increase the efficiency of Ranchi police.

A DSP-rank officer said earlier CCTV vigil was limited to festivals, political rallies and important functions. "Police had to depend on cameras installed on private premises (banks, malls, shops and homes) to investigate cases. Getting proper CCTV footage was a matter of luck because many individuals and private organisations either use cheap, substandard devices or are not in the habit of storing footage. Finally, we shall have our own surveillance network for effective policing," he summed up.

Ref: https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170703/jsp/jharkhand/story_159821.jsp

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