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Routine immunisation in a pandemic: Interview with Dr Badri Patnaik

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Experts have voiced concerns about the potential for the COVID-19 pandemic to disrupt routine immunisation services – and a possible resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases. Health Issues India talks to Dr Badri Patnaik, Head Medical, India and South Asia for Sanofi Pasteur on these themes. The World Health Organization and GAVI, among other organizations, have spoken …

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Immunisation: UNICEF issues stark warning

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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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The measles vaccine and why it matters

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When it comes to health issues, it is unsurprising the pandemic of COVID-19 dominates the conversation. Yet, as we appraise the gravity of COVID-19, it is important to remember that the world grapples with a plethora of public health concerns. Among them is measles – and it is deeply concerning that the line of defence …

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Cervical cancer elimination: A 100-year roadmap

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Cervical cancer as a threat, in the words of the World Health Organization (WHO), “is one of the greatest today to women’s health.” As a public health priority, cervical cancer elimination is much-needed – and research published last week in The Lancet outlines the contours of the roadmap towards this end over the next 100 …

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

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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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A district, a diphtheria scare and the WHO

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Amidst a diphtheria scare which has reportedly claimed ten lives, a World Health Organization (WHO) team has encamped in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat. “A team of [the] WHO has been camping in the district and over 200 teams [of the] state health department are conducting door-to-door survey in affected talukas,” commented chief district health …

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Diphtheria vaccine: Karnataka’s kids miss out

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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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The need for the diphtheria vaccine

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India needs to expand diphtheria vaccine coverage, doctors have said as they warn of dropping herd immunity in the country. Herd immunity refers to when vaccination coverage against a disease is sufficient to stymie the risk of further transmission. The diphtheria vaccine is credited with effecting a ninety percent reduction in disease cases between 1980 …

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Rotavirus vaccine for every child

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The Union Health Ministry, in a bid to cut deaths from diarrhoeal disease, will provide the rotavirus vaccine to every child under the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP). Acute diarrhoeal disease is the leading cause of infectious disease outbreaks in India and is the second most common cause of death among children under five years worldwide. …

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Rotavirus infections: Multiple states launch vaccination drives

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Multiple states have launched vaccination drives against rotavirus infections, a significant driver of child mortality in India. Rotavirus infections are the leading cause of severe diarrhoeal disease worldwide. Diarrhoeal disease is the second most common cause of death of children under five years old and represents the most common cause of infectious disease outbreaks in …

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