Doctors and non-government organisations working in the area of child welfare have welcomed the Union Health Ministry's initiative to ban fast food in institutional areas.

The health department has decided to propose a mass adult vaccination drive in Sivasagar district for everyone above 15 years to curb the spread of encephalitis.

The move comes in view of rising number of encephalitis cases in the district.

Vaccination below 15 years is already being done across the state.

Admitting before a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court that carbonated drinks and junks foods were harmful to health, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Monday informed the Bench that it had initiated steps to ban sale of these two consumables in and around educational institutions across the country.

The Ministry submitted this before the Bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra an

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4 deaths in the State this year; low figure seen as increase in immunity
Deaths reported in the State due to H1N1 have declined steadily over the last three years.
From registering 94 deaths in 2009 and 42 in 2010 in Bangalore urban district (including BBMP area) alone, the numbers have drastically come down to one death till May this year.

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