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. …
LUCKNOW: Death of children in Uttar Pradesh is much bigger an issue than reflected by the recent tragic incidents of Gorakhpur and Farrukhabad. An assessment of National Family health Survey (NHFS) data on infant mortality suggests 981 infants die in UP every day, before their first birthday. The total number …
Those attending to patients & sanitation staff who are at risk to get priority The Health Department has made available immunisation vaccines against swine flu to high-risk employees who generally attend to suspected and confirmed cases of swine flu coming to the health facilties in the district for treatment. The …
WHO urgently requires US$ 6.8 million to scale up its response activities in Somalia and conduct a measles immunization campaign for 4.2 million children in November 2017.WHO urgently requires US$ 6.8 million to scale up its response activities in Somalia and conduct a measles immunization campaign for 4.2 million children …
Kano — Kano State government has concluded the July round of poliomyelitis vaccination of over three million children below five years. In a chat with LEADERSHIP , the executive Secretary, Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board, Dr. Nasir Mahmoud stated that the July exercise was hitch-free, declaring that the …
GURUGRAM: A three-day long intensified pulse polio immunisation drive was launched in the district on Sunday, under which 3,34,065 children are expected to be vaccinated. The immunization day will be conducted in 13 districts of Haryana, including Gurgaon. Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar kick-started the drive at Gurgaon. The drive …
Abakaliki — The Ebonyi State government at the weekend said that under the first round of 2017 Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week, (MNCHW), 124, 900 children would be immunized against the polio virus, 588,908 would be immunized against night blindness, 147,249 would be dewormed while nursing mothers would also …
Malawi Government is targeting over 10 million children in 2017 Measles-rubella vaccine campaign which is set for 12 to 16 June this year. The integrated Measles-rubella campaign has included three interventions; measles-rubella vaccination targeting at least 7.9 million children aged nine months to 15 years, Vitamin A supplementation targeting about …
“India is responsible for 20 per cent of all pneumonia deaths, which is nearly 3.5 lakh. Uttar Pradesh is at the top of the list in terms of deaths in India,” said Dr Bhrigu Kapuria, immunization specialist, UNICEF. In order to protect children from pneumonia and a host of other …
CHENNAI: Schoolchildren in Tamil Nadu will from this academic year be required to be vaccinated unless a medical reason prevents them. A notification to make all vaccines under the national immunisation programme mandatory for schoolchildren in Tamil Nadu is being prepared and will be out by July. This will end …
India, then home to around 60 per cent of global cases of polio, was the focus of the polio eradication programme. A passionate plea by children for a cleaner environment during a street play on Sunday led Union minister Harsh Vardhan to reminisce about his days as health minister of …
MANGALURU: With a death suspected due to dengue in the district, the vector-borne diseases have arrived along with monsoons. But there seems to be a serious problem at hand with district health officials suspecting whether a different serotype of the virus had caused this death. In Dakshina Kannada, out of …
At the monthly Pragati review meeting held last week, Modi, sources said, expressed displeasure that there were still wide disparities in the vaccination coverage of various districts. A little over two years after Mission Indradhanush was launched with fanfare to increase vaccination coverage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told the …
Even though billions of doses of vaccines for children across 100 countries around the world were supplied in 2016, millions of children " especially those in conflict zones " still miss out on life-saving inoculations, the United Nations Children"s Fund (UNICEF) has warned. "All children, no matter where they live …
Four in 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa are impacted by vaccine stockouts leading to 89 percent probability that immunization delivery services will be compromised, a collection of new articles published today in Vaccine journal shows. According to the collection, outdated vaccine supply and distribution systems are delaying and limiting the …
The National Health Policy, 2017 approved by Union Cabinet focus on preventive and promotive health care and universal access to good quality health care services. The policy seeks to reach everyone in a comprehensive integrated way to move towards wellness. It aims at achieving universal health coverage and delivering quality …
India's health indicators show significant improvement over the last decade with a decline in infant mortality complimented by a better sex ratio, more institutional deliveries and wider vaccine coverage. The population rate is also a showing positive change, according to the new set of government data gathered during the fourth …
The National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4), the fourth in the NFHS series, provides information on population, health and nutrition for India and each State / Union territory. NFHS-4, for the first time, provides district-level estimates for many important indicators. This fact sheet provides information on key indicators and trends …
• A new vaccine-based treatment for HIV has succeeded in suppressing the virus in five patients, raising hopes further research could help prevent Aids without the need for daily drugs. • Researchers combined two innovative HIV vaccines with a drug usually used to treat cancer in the trial, conducted over …
Heads of State from across Africa have endorsed the Addis Declaration on Immunisation (ADI), a historic and timely pledge to ensure that everyone in Africa receives full benefits of immunisation. The endorsement was issued during the 28th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Monday, January 30, 2017. …
In a double move hailed as a milestone for public health, African leaders have launched an agency to tackle global threats such as Ebola and pledged to make immunisation available throughout the continent by 2020. Under the twin commitments, African heads of state will establish regional health centres around the …