Muzaffurpur Encephalopathy: Over 100 deaths

Dr KK Aggarwal

The answer is not visit of state or central health minster but a multi ministry coordination and action plan.

1. Ministry of health: ICU, 24×7 ICU, ventilators, glucometers, ambulances,

2. Ministry of agriculture: To act on rotten lychees, awareness on harms of eating only lychee by malnourished children

3. Ministry of AYUSH: to deliberate if they have some alternatives

4. Ministry of WCD: Look after the nutrition of the children in the area

5. Defence Ministry: Army doctors to pitch in the hour of crisis

6. Ministry of Environment: All measures to prevent heat stroke in the area
7. Transport ministry and Aviation ministry: to shift patients where ever needed