Varanasi: Under the National Filariasis Elimination Programme, a Night Blood Survey (NBS) will soon be initiated in the district.

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The Duchess of Edinburgh, as Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), is ...

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As many as 31 children fell ill after consuming filariasis medicine in Bihar's Ara region. All the sick children were hurriedly admitted to Ara Sadar Hospital for treatment, where the condition of ...

31 children in Bihar's Ara fell ill after taking filariasis medicine, which is used to treat a chronic parasitic infection transmitted by mosquitoes. The children had received the medication as ...