LUCKNOW: Three food and drug administration (FDA) officials were issued suspension notices on Saturday for negligence of duty. Besides, nearly 20 drug and food inspectors have been issued warning notifications to shape up or ship out. A senior UP government official said: “We have made it very clear that the government has adopted a no-tolerance […]
PIMA’s convention starts with stress on immunisation of every child
By M. Waqar Bhatti More than half a million children die every year in Pakistan due to various health conditions, of which half of them can be saved by proper immunisation that is freely available for each and every child through Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI). This was the consensus by renowned paediatricians and child […]
Oncogenic HPV among HIV infected female population in West Bengal India
Prevalence of both cervical cancer and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection are very high in India. Natural history of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection is known to be altered in HIV positive women and there is an increased possibility of persistence of HPV infections in this population. Therefore, this study was conducted to understand the […]
Children Die Minutes After Measles Vaccine in India
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By Christina England | March 21st, 2011
Reports are coming in of four infants under the age of one dying minutes after the measles vaccine. The vaccination programme has been suspended and the batch has been sent for testing.
The children all from a slum colony in Adipur town in the Kutch district died soon after being given vaccines by the district health department. The bodies of the four infants have been sent for post mortem to determine the exact cause of death and a high level inquiry has began.
If any negligence is found Narendra Modi the Chief Minister has promised to take strong action. The chief added that if any staff member is found to be guilty they would be ‘severely punished’. (http://www.zeenews.com/news693699.html) and (http://www.sify.com/news/4-gujarat-children-die…)
Daiichi recalls Sanofi ActHIB vax in Japan
By Erica Teichert Daiichi Sankyo announced it will recall 13 lots in Japan of a Sanofi Pasteur ActHIB vaccine–whose use has been suspended in the country–due to an unidentified substance found in two syringes. Japan officials have cleared the vaccine, and Pfizer’s Prevnar, after investigating the vaccines’ role in six children’s deaths.
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