{KBK OTable} Fwd: [Arkitect India] Deadly polio vaccines
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Juhi Gautam
Dec 2, 2011, 8:10:38 AM12/2/11
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Dear All (and esp my dear NPSP people )
Came across this forward sent to me by a friend.
Thought of sharing and discussing it with you.
Best wishes
Juhi
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Date: Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 1:14 PM
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K.C. Panigrahy,
Directer,
TCRC: Tribal Culture Research Center,
Directer,
TCRC: Tribal Culture Research Center,
GYAN MANDIR -&- TRIBAL MUSEUM,
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From: Arun Shrivastava <arunshriva...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Subject: [Arkitect India] Deadly polio vaccines
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Deadly polio vaccines
The government of Pakistan had declared, under its national emergency plan, earlier this year to eradicate polio before 2012.
Unfortunately, however, the country seems set to miss this deadline as the number of polio cases in Pakistan soars to 132 so far with two months still to go before the year ends.
Adding to the nation's faltering struggle against this menace, a leaked report prepared by the Prime Minister's Inspection Commission (PMIC) shockingly reveals that polio vaccines funded by a Swiss NGO are allegedly causing deaths and disabilities in children.
According to the investigative report, the NGO, Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunisation (GAVI), has been found responsible for funding fatal polio vaccines in not only Pakistan but also India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Japan.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Association of Parents of Disabled Children has filed criminal charges after they found out that GAVI-funded vaccines cause death or disabilities in children.
This government report reveals information, which should be a source of tremendous concern for the government and parents alike.
Far removed from the hope to eradicate polio within this year, the country now hosts more cases of polio than all other three countries, which are still afflicted by this menace - India, Afghanistan and Nigeria - combined.
Following China's confirmation that the disease had crossed Pakistani border into China, resulting in crippling four children, India jumped to pre-emptive safety precautions and announced setting up of screening booths at all entry points along the India-Pakistan border to administer polio drops to children five years or younger.
Running a successful polio campaign in the country is an uphill task.
The factors contributing for the failure to control it are numerous.
Porous borders between Afghanistan and Pakistan mean each country repeatedly infects the other.
Major pockets or polio cases are clustered in Quetta, Fata region and Karachi.
The security situation and repeated floods have made access to remote areas of the country quite difficult.
The draft National Emergency Action Plan, 2011 for polio eradication admitted that 10 to 20 percent of children are not given their third dose of polio vaccination.
Added to this, the apocalyptic warnings by some in the clergy and the militants in the north related to "western conspiracies" to sterilise Muslim children through polio drops has also created a sense of paranoia among the traditionally conservative families.
The fact that the American intelligence agencies employed a local doctor to spy on Osama bin Laden's house under the garb of administering polio drops has also not helped the matter one bit.
In light of these staggering odds, the fact that a supposedly reputed NGO, which funds 7.8 percent of the five-year budget of Pakistan's Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), has been the source of potentially fatal and crippling vaccine should ring alarm bells in every corridor of power.
GAVI is supposedly an organisation of repute which boasts partners such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Children's Vaccine Programme, Rockefeller Foundation, Unicef, WHO and the World Bank.
This fact alone is enough to cause doubts over the integrity of other international organisations which associate with GAVI.
The Prime Minister needs to take up this report with utmost urgency.
He must direct the government to raise its voice at the UN level, and demand explanation why the UN agencies are partnering with an organisation which allegedly endangers the lives of millions of poor children.
More importantly, the government needs to hold a proper investigation to find out how the agreement with GAVI was reached before verifying the quality of the vaccines, which according to the report, are also very expensive.
The claims made in the report that these vaccines are not even tested in laboratory after procurement to ensure their quality, also need to be re-evaluated.
It is a sad state of affairs that this report was submitted to the Prime Minister's office in June and yet no investigation has been ordered, nor any drive been suspended amidst rising fear of its safety.
The recommendations given by PMIC need to be implemented in their letter and in spirit.
The situation should serve as a wake-up call to our health authorities.
Unfortunately, however, the country seems set to miss this deadline as the number of polio cases in Pakistan soars to 132 so far with two months still to go before the year ends.
Adding to the nation's faltering struggle against this menace, a leaked report prepared by the Prime Minister's Inspection Commission (PMIC) shockingly reveals that polio vaccines funded by a Swiss NGO are allegedly causing deaths and disabilities in children.
According to the investigative report, the NGO, Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunisation (GAVI), has been found responsible for funding fatal polio vaccines in not only Pakistan but also India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Japan.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Association of Parents of Disabled Children has filed criminal charges after they found out that GAVI-funded vaccines cause death or disabilities in children.
This government report reveals information, which should be a source of tremendous concern for the government and parents alike.
Far removed from the hope to eradicate polio within this year, the country now hosts more cases of polio than all other three countries, which are still afflicted by this menace - India, Afghanistan and Nigeria - combined.
Following China's confirmation that the disease had crossed Pakistani border into China, resulting in crippling four children, India jumped to pre-emptive safety precautions and announced setting up of screening booths at all entry points along the India-Pakistan border to administer polio drops to children five years or younger.
Running a successful polio campaign in the country is an uphill task.
The factors contributing for the failure to control it are numerous.
Porous borders between Afghanistan and Pakistan mean each country repeatedly infects the other.
Major pockets or polio cases are clustered in Quetta, Fata region and Karachi.
The security situation and repeated floods have made access to remote areas of the country quite difficult.
The draft National Emergency Action Plan, 2011 for polio eradication admitted that 10 to 20 percent of children are not given their third dose of polio vaccination.
Added to this, the apocalyptic warnings by some in the clergy and the militants in the north related to "western conspiracies" to sterilise Muslim children through polio drops has also created a sense of paranoia among the traditionally conservative families.
The fact that the American intelligence agencies employed a local doctor to spy on Osama bin Laden's house under the garb of administering polio drops has also not helped the matter one bit.
In light of these staggering odds, the fact that a supposedly reputed NGO, which funds 7.8 percent of the five-year budget of Pakistan's Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), has been the source of potentially fatal and crippling vaccine should ring alarm bells in every corridor of power.
GAVI is supposedly an organisation of repute which boasts partners such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Children's Vaccine Programme, Rockefeller Foundation, Unicef, WHO and the World Bank.
This fact alone is enough to cause doubts over the integrity of other international organisations which associate with GAVI.
The Prime Minister needs to take up this report with utmost urgency.
He must direct the government to raise its voice at the UN level, and demand explanation why the UN agencies are partnering with an organisation which allegedly endangers the lives of millions of poor children.
More importantly, the government needs to hold a proper investigation to find out how the agreement with GAVI was reached before verifying the quality of the vaccines, which according to the report, are also very expensive.
The claims made in the report that these vaccines are not even tested in laboratory after procurement to ensure their quality, also need to be re-evaluated.
It is a sad state of affairs that this report was submitted to the Prime Minister's office in June and yet no investigation has been ordered, nor any drive been suspended amidst rising fear of its safety.
The recommendations given by PMIC need to be implemented in their letter and in spirit.
The situation should serve as a wake-up call to our health authorities.
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swati jha
Dec 2, 2011, 1:02:48 PM12/2/11
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The report looks very sketchy yaar and typically of the sort that spreads rumors and discourages people from vaccinating children. For example, what company provided these vaccines? In india , the vaccines are manufactured in our labs and then administered to children. So which lab - made vaccines are these? A small percentage of OPV does cause VRPP - and as the number of vaccinated children will increase , so wil the incidence . All GAVI does is to ensure funds for the vaccines.
And there are no numbers provided . If you read through the article you discover the reasons for polio etc are numerous - lack of vaccine penetration is the most important of them all. But sadly very few folks will read the entire report. The title is catchy enough to be the take home message!
I don't think it should be given any credence at all.
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 18:40:38 +0530
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And there are no numbers provided . If you read through the article you discover the reasons for polio etc are numerous - lack of vaccine penetration is the most important of them all. But sadly very few folks will read the entire report. The title is catchy enough to be the take home message!
I don't think it should be given any credence at all.
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Juhi Gautam
Dec 2, 2011, 1:14:44 PM12/2/11
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True..! was amazed at how people conclude things and also advocate for actions based on such conclusions.
Just wanted to share it with everyone.
Just wanted to share it with everyone.
pooja kapoor
Dec 2, 2011, 1:14:56 PM12/2/11
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i so totally agree wid swati.. considering we the NPSP ppl of MPH batch r here in d field and c it during every polio round.. d kind of resistance some people put up due to such rumors.. we do AFP surveillance which is to ensure that no case gets missed out and to pick up silent hidden transmissions.. and sometimes some stupid newspapers publish -"polio ka case mila hai!!!".... AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH.... i want to hold those ppl, abuse them and strangle them!! all our and our seniors efforts go down the drain.. but anyways.. dats life!! and work as well!!!
swati darling is right.. such case of VAPP wil increase wid more immunization but dat is a con we have to live with.. its because of these continued vaccinations only that we have managed to reach the status of 741 polio cases in 2009 to 42 in 2010 and only 1 case till now in 2011.. so cheers to vaccinations.. all of u.. who hav kids less than 5 years of age and those of u who will soon have (hinting at ruchi, saumya, vijaya and mayur!!!) plz do vaccinate ur kids.. when u have them of course!!! 
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Dr. Pooja Kapoor
MBBS, MPH
Surveillance Medical Officer,
National Polio Surveillance Project,
World Health Organization,
Sultanpur,
Uttar Pradesh
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