Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
States in quandary as JE plan lapses
Maulshree Seth
Posted: Mar 31, 2011 at 0311 hrs IST
Lucknow Centre fails to draw up fresh plan to check disease
As the five-year Japanese Encephalitis eradication plan has ended, the failure of the Government of India to prepare a fresh plan has led to confusion among the affected states. Sources said Jharkhand, Punjab, Haryana, Meghalaya and some other states have already written to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, informing about the spread of the disease to more districts which cannot be covered by vaccination in the absence of a plan.
The latest letter in the matter was sent by the Jharkhand government on March 14, asking about guidelines to prevent endemic-like situation.
Uttar Pradesh, in the last few years, has reported the maximum number of AES cases in the country.
In 2005, the Central government had decided to cover 109 districts across 18 states in a phased manner for Japanese Encephalitis eradication vaccination over the next five years. In past five years, about 15 new districts across India, including Bijnor in UP, have reported cases of JE or AES infection but have not yet been included for vaccination because the plan was to cover only the 109 districts identified in the beginning.
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http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/states-in-quandary-as-je-plan-lapses/769647/
Maulshree Seth
Posted: Mar 31, 2011 at 0311 hrs IST
Lucknow Centre fails to draw up fresh plan to check disease
As the five-year Japanese Encephalitis eradication plan has ended, the failure of the Government of India to prepare a fresh plan has led to confusion among the affected states. Sources said Jharkhand, Punjab, Haryana, Meghalaya and some other states have already written to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, informing about the spread of the disease to more districts which cannot be covered by vaccination in the absence of a plan.
The latest letter in the matter was sent by the Jharkhand government on March 14, asking about guidelines to prevent endemic-like situation.
Uttar Pradesh, in the last few years, has reported the maximum number of AES cases in the country.
In 2005, the Central government had decided to cover 109 districts across 18 states in a phased manner for Japanese Encephalitis eradication vaccination over the next five years. In past five years, about 15 new districts across India, including Bijnor in UP, have reported cases of JE or AES infection but have not yet been included for vaccination because the plan was to cover only the 109 districts identified in the beginning.
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http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/states-in-quandary-as-je-plan-lapses/769647/