Saturday 21 April 2012

Intensify Immunisation Efforts: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO), which is the year of strengthening routine immunization campaigns in South Asia, said that the region has a more aggressive strategy to address the low immunization adopted.
Countries observe World Breastfeeding Week in the world the first dose on Saturday, WHO said Friday.
Because a person who is immune to infectious diseases, vaccines stimulate the body's immune system to protect the person against subsequent infection or disease.
"About 9.7 million children in the region are still not getting the basic vaccines, as the third dose of DTP-containing vaccine. Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions," Samlee Plianbangchang, Regional Director for South Asia said."Do not grow up in funding and new initiatives for research and development to go in vain due to lack of perceived benefit. We need to raise public awareness and ensure that the public understand how the vaccine saves lives," said Plianbangchang.
Immunization coverage with DTP3 is currently estimated vaccines in Southeast Asia is still relatively low, 73 percent, according to WHO.
While some countries have national coverage of high (90-95 percent), others find it difficult to provide universal coverage in different states, provinces and districts, which are to establish a variety of obstacles.
The WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia adopted a resolution in September 2011, of the 11 Member States approved by declaring 2012 as the year of strengthening routine immunization.
"Rate As part of increased efforts, North Korea, Maldives, Myanmar and Timor-Leste, the introduction of the pentavalent vaccine in routine immunization schedule will be. Other countries are now the introduction of other vaccines on evidence collected data on the burden of disease studies and the financial sustainability based "WHO said in a statement.

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