Tipaimukh Children Fall Sick Due to Mysterious Disease

Hmarkhawlien (Assam), Apr 19 : According to reports, more than 40 children have fallen ill after infected by unidentified diseases in Damdei village under Tipaimukh sub-division of Churachandpur district, Manipur.

The children, in the age group of 12-18 years, reported common cold, stomach problems, high-fever, etc. The children feel weak and cannot go out from their homes. There are no reported deaths so far.

Schools have also been closed for more than two months due to fear of an epidemic. The infected children are given Paracetamol tablets and other common medicines by the villagers without any prescriptions.

The State government is yet to send health authorities to identify the diseases and to prevent further outbreak which can be controlled with proactive intervention.

In 2009 last year, there was an outbreak of an epidemic-like disease that tolled the lives of more than forty (40) infants in the Tipaimukh sub-division. There are no doctors, nurses, health authorities, and public health systems in the area even after repeated appeals by villagers and different organizations to the State authorities.