A member raised objection in Lok Sabha over naming the Superbug after Delhi saying it was not in tune with international norms and the government should take up the matter with those responsible for it.
A member today raised objection in Lok Sabha over naming the Superbug after Delhi saying it was not in tune with international norms and the government should take up the matter with those responsible for it.
It was first detected in 1996 in North Caroline but was never named after the city, Jyoti Mirdha (Cong) said in Lok Sabha during Zero Hour.
In a recent study, published in The Lancet, scientists had warned that a new superbug, called New Delhi-Metallo-1, which is resistant to antibiotics, has been detected.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had also strongly refuted the naming of the enzyme as New Delhi metallo beta lactamase, Mirdha said adding, "I agree with the ICMR that international code should be followed in such cases."
She also pointed out reports suggesting that the study was sponsored by some multinational pharmaceutical companies which produce antibiotics for treatment of such cases.
Mirdha said antibiotics in India are available 'Over The Counter (OTC)' and there was no uniform policy for prescribing antibiotics. This has been brought to the notice of the Union health ministry, she said and asked the government to look into it.
Anu Tandon (Cong) raised the issue of four lakh qualified teachers without job in Uttar Pradesh while 3.25 lakhs posts
of primary teachers were lying vacant.
They (four lakh teachers) are qualified and trained teachers and priority should be given to them instead of recruiting new staff, Tandon said adding that they had submitted a memorandum in this regard to the HRD ministry.
Ravinder Kumar Pandey (BJP) said 2,500 labourers from Jharkhand were trapped in recent cloudburst in Leh and urged
the government to make arrangements for bringing them back.
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