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. …
The state government is taking out a massive immunisation programme to protect adolescent girls against cervical cancer. This is the first programme of its kind in the country and is being undertaken with the help of the World Health Organisation. "We are going to take up a pilot project in …
Rule Out Fault In Cold Chain System All four children who died after being administered the measles vaccine in Tamil Nadu on April 23 suffered severe brain haemorrhage resulting from an anaphylactic shock, an inquiry has found. This will be pointed out by the fivemember expert team sent by the …
KOLKATA: It's good news for the children suffering from rotavirus diarrhoea as rota vaccine is all set to be launched in the city soon. Confirming that the vaccine will be launched in the month of May, Dr Jaydeep Choudhury, assistant professor, department of pediatrics, Institute of Child Health said : …
A new set of procedures to administer vaccines to children will be tried in the State, following the death of four infants in Tiruvallur district after measles vaccination. Vaccination The Directorate of Public Health (DPH) is contemplating a model wherein children in a particular district would be brought to the …
In the wake of the casualties of children reported from Tiruvalluvar district of Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan Government on Friday suspended the administration of measles vaccine in Jodhpur division of the State. The vaccine stocks, which reached there three days back, belong to the same source as of the Tamil Nadu, …
Four children died in southern India after getting measles vaccinations at state-run clinics and the state has suspended use of the vaccine, health officials said Thursday. It was not yet clear exactly what caused the deaths, said Tamil Nadu state's director of public health, P Padmanabhan. Vaccine samples have been …
The sudden death of four children after they were administered measles vaccine in primary health centres in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district is a grievous tragedy. That the deaths should occur in a State with a better record of health services delivery at the primary level is ironical. The involvement of …
The Centre has recalled the measles vaccine, after the administration of which four children died in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district on Wednesday. Instructions have been issued to the States to stop the use of this vaccine until further orders, while the manufacturer has been asked to not to make any …
MEASLES vaccine comes in powder form. It must be used immediately after it is mixed with a fluid, says Dr Jacob John, former professor of the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Virology . Multi-vial doses of these vaccines must be used within four hours; else they will act as a …
Four children, all below 10 months of age, died after being administered measles vaccine at Pennaloorpettai and Venkatapuram villages in Tiruvallur district near Chennai on Wednesday. Another 15 children have been hospitalised after developing anaphylaxis reaction after being administered the vaccine, sources in the Public Health Department said. "No problems …
The provincial directorate of Animal Husbandry has advised livestock owners and farmers to get their animals vaccinated against black quarter, foot-and-mouth, enterotoxemia and sheep pox diseases that usually surface during April and June. Talking about the risks of the diseases, Dr Hafeez Shaikh, in-charge of the Government Veterinary Hospital, Landhi, …
finally, Hannah Poling got justice. A federal court in the us recently asked authorities to compensate the Georgia girl who became autistic after getting vaccine shots in 2002. She was 18 months old then. Many hope the ruling will also influence nearly 5,000 similar cases at the National Vaccine Injury …
The Countdown to 2015 for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Survival initiative monitors coverage of priority interventions to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) for reduction of maternal and child mortality. We aimed to report on 68 countries which have 97% of maternal and child deaths worldwide, and on 22 interventions …
ON January 15, the production licences of three vaccine-manufacturing public enterprises under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW;) were cancelled, and they were ordered to suspend production forthwith by the then Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), M. Venkateswarlu, for reasons of non-compliance with good manufacturing practice (GMP) …
Vaccination importance highlighted KARACHI, April 8 (APP) - Eradication of small pox and the marked decrease in cases of diphtheria, whooping cough, and polio are testimony to the role vaccines have played in preventing life-threatening illnesses. This was stated by Secretary-General Pakistan Pediatric Association Dr. M.A. Arif, at a forum …
: With the detection of polio virus prevalence in the environs of a couple of towns, health workers in the city will undertake their polio eradication efforts during a three-day immunisation drive being launched across the province on Tuesday. About 2,245,243 children will be administered oral polio vaccine in the …
Tetanus, diphtheria still prevalent among children Alpha Arzu Most of six fatal childhood diseases have noticeable prevalence despite much-hyped national vaccination campaigns for more than two decades with government leaders claiming near-total coverage. The lone state-run Infectious Diseases Hospital in Dhaka still receives a large number of children with tetanus, …
Peak incidence of rotavirus gastroenteritis is seen in infants between 6 and 24 months of age. The researchers therefore aimed to assess the 2-year efficacy and safety of an oral live attenuated human rotavirus vaccine for prevention of severe gastroenteritis in infants.
As a part of an awareness drive against Japanese Encephalitis, a vaccination camp will be organized by the NRHM from April 2 to April 22 targetting children between 1 to 15 years of age. A rally was taken out from Old Dak Bunglow here today. Tinsukia Deputy Commissioner KK Dwevedi …
