cing the vaccine, which will protect the children from pneumonia to a great extent in the country, sources said. This vaccine protects against pneumococcal infections, which mostly strike under-5 children and can lead to some of the worst childhood diseases. Pneumococcal infections are one of the most common causes of children death in developing countries like Bangladesh, experts said. Paediatricians said deaths from pneumonia can be brought down by making pneumonia vaccine available across the country like other vaccination programmes for children. Prof Dr Ruhul Amin, a renowned paediatrician, said pneumonia remains one of the major causes of death of under-5 children. The disease takes a serious turn every year during hot and cold weather and many children from poor families die from pneumococcal infections, he said. “The death rate from pneumonia is alarming in a developing country like Bangladesh where around thousands of children die from pneumonia every year and most of them are from low-income family,” he added. Child deaths can be brought down by offering vaccines against pneumonia, he said, lauding the government’s move to introduce pneumonia vaccine. A senior clinician of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mijib Medical University (BSMMU) said children mostly from the poor families are badly affected by this cold-related disease during the winter. Non-availability of vaccine in public hospitals has worsened the situation. “Introduction of pneumococcal vaccine for prevention of under-five child deaths will be a milestone step by the country’s health ministry,” he pointed out. EPI assistant director Dr Tajul Islam A Bari said children from poor families are most vulnerable to pneumococcal infections. “The present government is making efforts to introduce pneumococcal vaccine for the prevention of under-5 child deaths in the country,” he said, adding that the vaccine will be provided to the children free of cost.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Govt to introduce new pneumonia vaccine for children this year:Daily Sun
cing the vaccine, which will protect the children from pneumonia to a great extent in the country, sources said. This vaccine protects against pneumococcal infections, which mostly strike under-5 children and can lead to some of the worst childhood diseases. Pneumococcal infections are one of the most common causes of children death in developing countries like Bangladesh, experts said. Paediatricians said deaths from pneumonia can be brought down by making pneumonia vaccine available across the country like other vaccination programmes for children. Prof Dr Ruhul Amin, a renowned paediatrician, said pneumonia remains one of the major causes of death of under-5 children. The disease takes a serious turn every year during hot and cold weather and many children from poor families die from pneumococcal infections, he said. “The death rate from pneumonia is alarming in a developing country like Bangladesh where around thousands of children die from pneumonia every year and most of them are from low-income family,” he added. Child deaths can be brought down by offering vaccines against pneumonia, he said, lauding the government’s move to introduce pneumonia vaccine. A senior clinician of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mijib Medical University (BSMMU) said children mostly from the poor families are badly affected by this cold-related disease during the winter. Non-availability of vaccine in public hospitals has worsened the situation. “Introduction of pneumococcal vaccine for prevention of under-five child deaths will be a milestone step by the country’s health ministry,” he pointed out. EPI assistant director Dr Tajul Islam A Bari said children from poor families are most vulnerable to pneumococcal infections. “The present government is making efforts to introduce pneumococcal vaccine for the prevention of under-5 child deaths in the country,” he said, adding that the vaccine will be provided to the children free of cost.
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