By Imran Ali Teepu ISLAMABAD, July 18: The National Institute of Health (NIH) imported substandard and unregistered vaccines and syringes for its Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) from July 2005-09, evading Rs882 million in taxes by giving an impression that it was assisted and sponsored by the UN, Dawn has learnt. A 30-page report probing […]
50,000 Abreñan Women Targeted for Tetanus Toxoid Supplemental Immunization
By Maritess B. Beñas BANGUED, Abra, July 17 (PIA) — Health authorities here have started moving around for the province-wide tetanus toxoid supplemental immunization activity targeting 50,000 Abrenan women aged 15-40. Abra is one of the nine provinces/cities in the country identified as highest risk for maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT). Because of this, the […]
Govt urged to provide free cervical cancer vaccines
From an article in The Bangkok Post A Disease Control Department vaccine specialist yesterday called on the Public Health Ministry to introduce a free-of-charge vaccination programme for cervical cancer so all girls who need the drug will have access to it. Renowned virologist Prasert Thongcharoen, a vaccine adviser at the DCD, said the Public Health […]
Mutant strain of Hepatitis-B in Nicobarese
By Kounteya Sinha, TNN PORT BLAIR: A mutant strain of Hepatitis B — a viral infection that causes chronic liver failure, and is 50 to 100 times more infectious than HIV — has been isolated from the ancient and dwindling Nicobarese tribe of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Scientists from ICMR’s Regional Medical Research Centre […]
3-month-old dies after vaccination
By Ahnedabad Mirror Bureau Victim’s father Kamlesh Patel alleges that the rotavirus vaccine drops given to his daughter by the family doctor killed her; scared of being attacked, doc calls police. A three-month-old girl died a few hours after she was administered rotavirus vaccine drops on Friday evening. The father of the victim filed a […]
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