It seems children are being taken for a ride as far as their right to health is concerned. Their right is condemned in many countries including developing countries. To have vaccine at the early age is the unavoidable right of the children.
A report that fight against the measles is back in several countries including European countries is a worrying thing. Till 2009 the disease was on the regression and the WHO has decided to declare eradication of the diseases all over the world.
However its dream was shattered as about 28 sub Saharan countries and few European countries reporting that the disease is back. A report by Michael Smith of Med Page Today suggests that all is not well with the fight against the measles.
It is disheartening that a developed country like France is losing out the battle against the disease. The reason is reduced funding for the eradication of the disease.
Though the world has enough doses of vaccine, the problem is that they are not being administered properly to all the children in the world. In the under developed countries vaccinations is being neglected and the children falling prey to the disease.
Since few years, the governments all over the world are some what complacent about the diseases that contact the children at early age. Most countries are of the opinion that since the vaccines are available there is no need to worry on the governments' part.
Heavy concentration on the diseases like HIV and other have diverted the attention of health departments of various governments. The administrators down the level have virtually ignoring and not checking whether vaccines for measles and other childhood diseases were being given properly or not.
One must note that giving vaccines in the towns is not enough and it must be observed that vaccine must reach all the children in a country. In several countries remote areas are the neglected lot and no check is their on those areas whether vaccinations is taking place properly or not.
Another problem in the under developed countries is that still deliveries are taking place in the homes. With this the officials were unable to have information about the birth of the children and vaccination to them. Until a case surfaces, the attention is not diverted toward those diseases.
Since international health agencies are reducing the funding to eradicate such diseases, several agencies are not showing much interest in the children related activities. The international health organisations must note that any gross reduction in funding to the child health programme will prove catastrophic as the measles has proved.
Health activists must bring pressure on the government sand international organisations so that they shed their complicity. Child health care shall be taken as priority subject and it could not be ignored. They must enlighten parents about the importance of vaccination and drive them to pressure the respective governments.
Several times it has been proved that negligence will cause return of catastrophes. World can not take the diseases easily and think that they have disappeared from the world. There is a need to the diseases, especially those related to children regularly and prevent them from recurring again.
A report that fight against the measles is back in several countries including European countries is a worrying thing. Till 2009 the disease was on the regression and the WHO has decided to declare eradication of the diseases all over the world.
However its dream was shattered as about 28 sub Saharan countries and few European countries reporting that the disease is back. A report by Michael Smith of Med Page Today suggests that all is not well with the fight against the measles.
It is disheartening that a developed country like France is losing out the battle against the disease. The reason is reduced funding for the eradication of the disease.
Though the world has enough doses of vaccine, the problem is that they are not being administered properly to all the children in the world. In the under developed countries vaccinations is being neglected and the children falling prey to the disease.
Since few years, the governments all over the world are some what complacent about the diseases that contact the children at early age. Most countries are of the opinion that since the vaccines are available there is no need to worry on the governments' part.
Heavy concentration on the diseases like HIV and other have diverted the attention of health departments of various governments. The administrators down the level have virtually ignoring and not checking whether vaccines for measles and other childhood diseases were being given properly or not.
One must note that giving vaccines in the towns is not enough and it must be observed that vaccine must reach all the children in a country. In several countries remote areas are the neglected lot and no check is their on those areas whether vaccinations is taking place properly or not.
Another problem in the under developed countries is that still deliveries are taking place in the homes. With this the officials were unable to have information about the birth of the children and vaccination to them. Until a case surfaces, the attention is not diverted toward those diseases.
Since international health agencies are reducing the funding to eradicate such diseases, several agencies are not showing much interest in the children related activities. The international health organisations must note that any gross reduction in funding to the child health programme will prove catastrophic as the measles has proved.
Health activists must bring pressure on the government sand international organisations so that they shed their complicity. Child health care shall be taken as priority subject and it could not be ignored. They must enlighten parents about the importance of vaccination and drive them to pressure the respective governments.
Several times it has been proved that negligence will cause return of catastrophes. World can not take the diseases easily and think that they have disappeared from the world. There is a need to the diseases, especially those related to children regularly and prevent them from recurring again.
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