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Video: Dr Joël Calmet on polio, immunisation, and COVID-19

Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, UNICEF issued a stark warning last month that “South Asia could face yet another health emergency if children across the region do not receive their life-saving vaccine shots.” It noted “the South Asia region is also home to two of the last polio endemic countries in the world, Afghanistan and …

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Immunisation: UNICEF issues stark warning

UNICEF has issued a stark warning about children missing out on vital vaccinations due to disruption to immunisation schedules as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  “South Asia could face yet another health emergency if children across the region do not receive their life-saving vaccine shots,” the agency warned. It went on to note …

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COVID-19 vaccine: UN endorses resolution

Member states of the United Nations (UN) have endorsed a resolution addressing the COVID-19 pandemic – including addressing accessibility of a COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 outbreak mushroomed into a pandemic earlier this year, with more than two million people at the time of writing having become infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). …

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Union Budget: The main takeaways for health

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented India’s 2020 Union Budget over the weekend, her second. Whilst it has won praise from Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, some in the healthcare sector have expressed dissatisfaction.  How much did the Union Budget allocate the health sector? Among the main takeaways of the 2020 Union Budget for …

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Karnataka’s immunisation coverage: A boon for children and pregnant women

Karnataka’s immunisation coverage among children has reached 99 percent as part of centrally-led efforts to increase vaccination rates against multiple infectious diseases.  ‘Indradhanush 2’ was announced earlier this year in a bid to, as previously noted by Health Issues India, “boost vaccination coverage for those who are either unimmunised or only partially immunised, to further …

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Intensified immunisation drive in Maharashtra to benefit almost 80,000 kids

Almost 80,000 children and more than 13,000 pregnant women will benefit from an intensified immunisation drive in Maharashtra. The news comes from the state on the heels of an announcement earlier this year that the Government of India was stepping up its immunisation efforts through Indradhanush 2: an enhanced version of the Government’s vaccination drive …

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What World Polio Day taught India

Today marked World Polio Day, an annual observance acknowledging what once was a dominant threat to global health – and could well become a thing of the past entirely so long as momentum is sustained as we approach polio’s endgame. With the observance came a landmark report from the World Health Organization (WHO): wild poliovirus …

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Indradhanush 2: Government ramps up vaccination efforts

The Centre will expand its efforts to improve vaccination coverage throughout the country with “Indradhanush 2”, building on existing efforts to achieve ninety percent immunisation coverage against a plethora of infectious diseases. Launched in December 2014, Mission Indradhanush aimed to cover all children up to two years of age and pregnant women with vaccination coverage, …

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Child and maternal mortality: India still a leader

“Thirty years ago, the world made a commitment to protect and fulfil children’s rights as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Among the most fundamental of these rights is the right of every child to survive.” So reads the introduction of the latest Levels and Trends in Child Mortality, a joint …

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Diphtheria vaccine: Karnataka’s kids miss out

The diphtheria vaccine is an essential component of ensuring child health – making it concerning news that so many children in Karnataka are missing out on it.  Vaccination coverage among children aged between five and six is just 48 percent in the state, with regards to the DPT booster-2 vaccine – targeting diphtheria, pertussis (or …

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