Ramalinga Raju continues to ail

B Ramalanga Raju, the jailed founder of the once-successful Satyam Computer Services Ltd, needs continued treatment for for Hepatitis-C and related problems, doctors at the Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), where Raju has been undergoing treatment since last September, said on Monday.

In its report to the special CBI court trying the massive accounting scam cases in the erstwhile firm, NIMS stated four more injections are to be administered to Raju for four weeks as part of the 24-week treatment in Phase-I.

The hospital said Raju needed continuous medical attention due to the side effects of the drugs being administered to him. "Raju also needs to undergo Phase-II of treatment, involving 24 injections once in a week, if Phase-I produces satisfactory results," it said.

The court posted the hearing to Wednesday.

The hepatitis count, the report said, had markedly reduced from 9 million before the treatment to 50,000 after giving 12 doses, which is a satisfactory response.

''If the virus remains positive, the treatment has to be stopped as chances of a cure will be negligible and it will be labelled as non-responsive. If negative, another course of 24 injections are to be administered,'' Ajit Kumar, the gastroenterologist treating Raju, said in the report. His vital counts will be rechecked after completion of 24 injections as per international guidelines.