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Bindu Shajan Perappadan
NEW DELHI: For over three decades now the Universal Immunisation Programme has been trying to keep at bay vaccination-preventable deaths. The Capital, however, has a rather grim story to tell about the success of the programme. According to figures in a recently complied assessment report - "Vaccination-Preventable Deaths" -- the Capital, despite extensive immunisation coverage and a relatively strong infrastructure, has recorded mounting deaths figures. According to this latest report, one of the major factors is over-emphasis on the polio campaign which has sidelined the routine immunisation plan. Diseases including diphtheria, polio myelitis, whooping cough and measles has over the years, according to the data provided by the Infectious Diseases Hospital, seen an increase in the number of indoor patients and deaths in the Capital. ``We believe that this trend is only the tip of the iceberg with the immunisation cover not being uniformly spread all over the Capital. Patients at the periphery are often left out which contributes to the mounting figures. Also, the over emphasises on the polio programme has left many confused about the need to keep up the routine immunisation schedule. With this programme taking a beating, we are seeing that the immunisation programme that gathered steam in mid `80s hasn't managed to achieve the 100 per cent mark. Another factor contributing to the numbers is the inflow of non-immunised children from neighbouring States,'' says the Assistant Professor at the Centre for Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Rajib Dasgupta. According to experts, rising death figures indicate that the multi-billion-immunisation programme is not reaching all and that the polio immunisation programme has outshined all other programmes.
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