Karnali Chief Minister Directs Action on Scrub Typhus Outbreak
Summary
Karnali Province Chief Minister Mangal Bahadur Shahi has ordered an urgent response to a scrub typhus outbreak in Darma Rural Municipality of Salyan, including more testing kits, medicines, doctors and health workers. The outbreak has spread across several wards, with health camps and additional monitoring being prepared in affected areas.
Key Points
- Chief Minister Mangal Bahadur Shahi directed authorities to send 1,000 more kits, medicines, and health staff to Darma Rural Municipality by tomorrow morning.
- Wards 1, 5 and 6 of Darma are the most affected, and health camps and testing programs are being expanded.
- Health officials say scrub typhus has been confirmed in 35 people in Salyan District Hospital labs and 62 people in Bagchaur Municipality.
- Provincial health authorities are preparing to send additional medicines and kits to Salyan in response to the outbreak.
