Tag: immunisation
Paid leave after baby’s birth increases immunisation chances
When parents get leave after the birth of a child, the baby of more likely to be vaccinated compared to babies whose parents get...
Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan & Thailand achieve hepatitis B control
High immunisation rates help four countries in Southeast Asia achieve Hepatitis B control
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand have become the first countries in WHO...
Sri Lanka has eliminated measles, WHO declares; last case in 2016
World Health Organisation has announced that Sri Lanka has eliminated measles
The World Health Organization today announced that Sri Lanka has eliminated measles. India's southern...
Measles outbreak in the US is a vaccine hesitancy red flag
Measles outbreak reported in Clark County, Washington with 22 confirmed cases and 3 suspected cases
The news of outbreak of measles in the US comes...
We will pay double salary to frontline health workers: PM Modi
During Direct Samvad with 24 lakh ASHA and Anganwadi workers prime minister says the central share for every health worker will now double
From November...
Vaccines do not compromise a baby’s natural immunity, finds US study
There are concerns that vaccination could make babies vulnerable to diseases other than those covered in the immunisation schedule
Putting an end to the myriad...
President Ramnath Kovind launches pulse polio programme 2018
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the Pulse Polio programme for 2018 by administering polio drops to children less than five years old,...
India a step away from HPV vaccine in routine immunisation
Cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer in females in India
The highest decision making body on vaccines - the National Technical...
