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Facts from Right to Information Act<br />
•128 children died in 2010 due to adverse effects after immunization (AEFI). That count has risen<br />
in the past three years, with 111 such deaths in 2008 and 116 in 2009.<br />
•The enquiry report of central team for AEFI deaths due to Measles vaccination in Chennai in<br />
2008, in MP in 2009 and in Lucknow in 2010 is not yet ready- Ans to an RTI in March 2011.<br />
•Health ministry procures EPI vaccines only from 2 PSUs- TT, DPT from CRI kasauli (110 th of<br />
total procurement order) and Measles from IIL Hyderabad and rest of the EPI vaccines are<br />
procured from Private sector during 2010-2011, including BE Ltd., which is not WHO-GMP<br />
Complaint. JE vaccine is also procured from Chengudu institute China through HHCL.<br />
•Only CRI kasauli supplies TT DT DPT to EPI during 15-1-2008 to 31-12009.<br />
•An RTI plea to the Union Health Ministry has revealed that 522 kids died in<br />
several central government-run hospitals across the country due to a severe<br />
shortage of vaccines for BCG, DPT and Tetanus.<br />
•26 measles vaccine deaths in 3 years, no investigative report yet
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