924 die of kidney failure; 1,484 in AIDS

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924 die of kidney failure; 1,484 in AIDS

Saturday, 30 April 2016 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

As many 924 persons died in kidney-related diseases and 153 died of different kinds of cancer in the State in 2014, informed Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak in the State Assembly in response to a question of BJP MlA Dilip Ray on Friday.

While 8,023 persons from across the State suffered from renal diseases, 4,410 suffered from cancer in the year, the Minister said.

Similarly, A whopping number of 4,52,374 persons suffered from heart-related ailments in the same year, and of them, 1,397 persons died.

The information also revealed that while 45,814 persons suffered from tuberculosis (TB), 2,449 of them died in 2015. Malaria attacked 4,33,021 persons and took 80 lives during the year.

Besides, HIV has killed 1,484 persons so far while a total of 37,872 suffered by now. Since the year 2001, a total of 2,12,514 persons have suffered from leprosy but none has died, the Minister said.

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