Objection over naming Superbug after Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) A member Sunday 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 (Lower House of Indian Parliament) 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 Human Resource
Development Ministry.
Ravinder Kumar Pandey (Bharatiya Janata Party) said 2,500
labourers from Jharkhand were trapped in recent cloudburst in
Leh and urged the government to make arrangements for bringing
them back. PTI