Tipaimukh Infant Deaths
Toll rises to 30; BCG, DPT Greek to villagers: Parbung (CCpur), Apr 22: The death toll of infants in Tipaimukh sub-division of Churachandpur district following the outbreak of a yet to be diagnosed disease continues to claim the lives of children, with one more child passing away early today morning. With the latest casualty, the death toll of children, all below the age of one, has risen to 30 ever since the disease broke out during the last three/four months. On the other hand, lack of medical care in the interiors of Churachandpur became palpably clear as it has been confirmed that no expectant mother has ever received the BCG and no child has been administered DPT vaccine to ensure the health of the child as well as the expecting mother. It is however yet to be confirmed whether the lack of vaccination is in any way related to the deaths of the children. Even as the Government is groping in the dark to ascertain the cause of the deaths as well as to confirm the veracity of the numb...