The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for 3,500 deaths daily, according to this report by the World Health Organization (WHO). This is the first consolidated WHO report on viral hepatitis epidemiology, service coverage and product access, with improved data for action. …
MUMBAI: The BMC administered the polio vaccine to 7,35,000 children on Polio Sunday, covering 56% children under the age of 5 in the city. The turnout was markedly lower than the round in April which covered 68%. Civic officials attributed the low turnout to the holiday season and poor availability …
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem globally and its control is a daunting challenge in low-income country settings such as India. Our country contributes 20% of the global burden of new TB cases. TB in children remains a major public health concern, especially as severe forms of the …
TEZPUR: The ten-day massive vaccination programme to prevent the deadly Japanese encephalitis disease concluded in Sonitpur district on May 14 last. The vaccination programme was launched by the district Health and Family Welfare department in collaboration with the district administration from May 4 last. The ten-day vaccination programme in Sonitpur …
Two shots of measles vaccine given during childhood protect a person for life. Four shots of polio vaccine do the same. But flu shots must be taken every year. And even so, they provide less than complete protection. Old Ways A hurdle to faster flu vaccine production is that current …
Third Partnership for Polio Eradication Project for Pakistan will be launched from next financial year July with a total cost of US $154.21 million with the co-operation of World Bank, Japan International Co-operation Agency (Jica) and World Health Organisation (Who), which will be completed within two years. According to World …
In view of the Government vaccination programme against Japanese Encephalitis from May 4-15 in Kamrup (Metro) district, the administration under Section 144 CrPC has prohibited voluntary organisations, and private doctors and individuals from doing vaccination on their own before 28 days or after the Government programme, an official release said.
This WHO annual health report looks at 100 statistics provided by 193 member countries. This year it provides the first assessment of MDGs progress and reveals that deaths of children aged under five years have dropped by 27% globally since 1990. World Health Statistics 2009 contains WHO
New Delhi: With Anbumani Ramadoss resigning from the Union Health Minister post recently, the plan to introduce pentavalent vaccines from April 1 is unlikely to take off. The pentavalent vaccine
Immunisation programmes make little headway in last five years Despite over 8% GDP growth for past four years, infant mortality rate dropped marginally from 58 in 2004 to 54 in 2008 Bhanu Pande NEW DELHI ELECTIONS COME & GO, GOVERNMENTS change, but it seems that India is just frittering away …
The Health Ministry will resume the school Rubella Immunization Programme after a re-assessment of the programme on the recommendations of the WHO, departmental and epidemiological inquiries, Health Ministry Secretary Dr. Athula Kahandaliyanage said. The school Rubella Vaccination programme was suspended on the instructions of President Mahinda Rajapaksa following the death …
EDITORIAL (March 22 2009): Unicef programme specialist Dr Muhammad Rafiq has said at the inaugural ceremony of the March 2009 anti-polio vaccination round at Peshawar that Pakistan remains at the top of the list of polio endemic countries, in remarks that should be taken very seriously by the government. He …
New Delhi: Nearly 63% of children in the 0 to six years group in Delhi suffer from anaemia. Pre-school education is available to only 2.7 lakh children in the three to six years group, out of the eligible 12 lakh. These figures are preliminary findings of an alternate report on …
30,000 hepatitis-B vaccinations done on day one; toll 43 Manas Dasgupta AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government on Monday launched a massive immunisation programme to combat the spread of hepatitis-B epidemic in Modasa and neighbouring areas in Sabarkantha district. With fresh casualties reported from Dhansura and Malpur towns, the death toll has …
Rema Nagarajan TIMES INSIGHT GROUP New Delhi: The government might have reversed its decision to shut down three public sector vaccine manufacturing units following a public furore, but what
Mumbai: As many as 9,40,011 children were administered polio drops in the Pulse Polio Immunization Programme by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Sunday. The civic body targeted a total of 13,13,370 children in the city on the National Immunization Day (NID). Dr Mangala Gomare, in charge of city
Staff Reporter SALEM: Over 5 lakh children aged below five years in Salem and Namakkal districts were administered polio drops in the second round of the pulse polio immunisation campaign held on Sunday. Awareness programmes were organised to dispel the misconceptions about the administration of polio drops and encourage people …
ISLAMABAD (January 29 2009): The government of Japan will provide US $4.7 million to United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) for eradication of polio in Pakistan. These funds would be used to procure 26 million doses of oral polio vaccine during 2009 that constitutes seven percent of the total requirement. A …
