"He (Azad) will leave for Gorakhpur today (Thursday) with a health ministry team and will be back Friday," a health ministry official told IANS.
According to Congress sources, party general secretary Rahul Gandhi had requested Ghulam to visit the area.
Over 3,000 children have died of the viral disease since 2006 in the state.
Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday convened a meeting to take stock of the situation.
(Published 20 October 2011, 08:23 IST)
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