Immunization rate of children in Pakistan is less than 58%, medical experts. Photo: File
No disease of children could be controlled, the rate of vaccination of children in Pakistan is less than 58%, medical experts
Since 2012, the awareness campaign of children’s preventive vaccination was started worldwide, on the occasion of this day, the awareness week will be started in Karachi in collaboration with the immunization program of the Department of Health and Isa Laboratory.
In Pakistan, 35% of children are deprived of protective vaccines, the first vaccine of small pox was introduced in the world in 1796.
Pakistan is the third country in the world where the rate of vaccination for children is 58%, while the vaccination rate should be 90%. They are also suffering from measles, polio, tuberculosis, chicken pox and other diseases and no disease of children has been controlled in Pakistan yet.
The Immunization Program for Control of Childhood Diseases in Pakistan was started in 1978 in partnership with UNICEF, six childhood diseases including polio, tuberculosis, diphtheria, measles and tetanus, have over time been eradicated in the country. Diseases are increasing.
By 2023, six more childhood diseases have been added to the Childhood Immunization Program, after which the Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) now covers 12 different childhood diseases.
Every year 26 lakh deaths are caused by measles worldwide, Dr
Professor Jamal Raza said that measles is one of the infectious viral diseases and it is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, approximately 2.6 million annual deaths worldwide are caused by measles, safe and effective against measles. Despite the availability of vaccines, measles still exists in many countries.
Professor Dr. Iqbal Memon said that vaccines are being introduced in our country but diseases still exist. Various diseases of children including tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough, measles and other diseases are less than before. Both these doses protect against measles in children. Vaccines are very useful.
Isa Laboratory and Department of Health Awareness Campaign
Head of CME, Isa Laboratory, Dr. Jaypal Chhabria, said that the first vaccine for children in the world was introduced in 1796, small pox, due to the vaccine, this disease was eradicated from all over the world, including Pakistan, but in Pakistan, polio, measles, There are other diseases including typhoid, chicken pox, TB which is the main reason for not vaccinating children.
He said that in 2021, 25 million children around the world were deprived of immunization, Pakistan is the third country in the world where the rate of immunization of children is less than 58. The campaign to highlight the importance and efficacy of the vaccine will continue till April 30.
Parents are afraid while giving covaccine to children, Jamal Raza
Pakistan is among the five countries in the world where children are facing measles and other diseases, said Pakistan Pediatric Association President and Sindh Institute of Child Health Executive Director Professor Jamal Raza, Pakistan Pediatric Association General Secretary Professor Khalid Shafi. told Express that immunization is a fundamental right of children, parents should get their children vaccinated regularly, due to low vaccination coverage in Pakistan, children’s diseases are on the rise, immunization rates in Sindh Due to the decrease in the ratio of measles, other diseases are also born in children every year, it is unfair to deprive children of this protective vaccine.
The pediatrician said that despite the immunization of children, the diseases are not ending. Explaining the main reason, he said that parents in Pakistan are afraid to vaccinate their children. These experts said that until the coverage of the vaccine Until 90%, these diseases will continue to rise in children. In our country, the coverage of children’s protective vaccines is very low.
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