SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 4032 deaths due to various diseases, including Covid-19, since 2021, the latest data shared by the government revealed.
These include five deaths due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), 29 deaths due to dengue, seven deaths due to human rabies, seven deaths due to meningitis, 53 deaths due to Severe Respiratory Acute Infection (SRAI), and one death each due to typhus and typhoid.
Additionally, 2913 deaths due to Covid-19 were reported from 1 January 2021 to 2 December 2024, and four deaths were reported due to H1N1 during 2020-2024.
“Under the National Health Mission (NHM), funds are released to States/UTs under flexible pools on a lump sum basis, providing them with greater flexibility to utilise the funds based on their priorities,” the government said. It added that financial support is provided to States/UTs for the implementation of health programmes, based on their proposals in the Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs).
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare supports States/UTs through various schemes, including the National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme (NVBDCP), National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP), and National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme (NVHCP), all under the NHM, to prevent and control communicable diseases, it added. (KNO)
