MIF coverage in "Hi India" / Sep 10 2010

16 [ www. hii ' ndi i i i IN D i. . A September 10, 201 0 Mission India Foundation orqanlaes MMR vaccination drive B y A S TA FF W RI T E R Chic a g o-b ased n o n profit Mi s s io n I nd i a F o undat i on r e c e n t l y or ga ni z ed a MM R Va c cination C amp in v illag e Ni waz na g a r in Nar n a ul city o f H a r y an a . 123 k id s we r e provided MMR va cc in e fr e e o f cost on thi s occ a sion , va cci ation proje c t , C hic a go-b a s e d Dr M uni s h . Kum a r Rai z ada sa id that Mi s sion I ndi a Fo und a ti o n h as laun c h e d a n a mbiti o u s pr ojec t of pro v iding 4000 kids w ith MMR vacci es i n Na rn a ul r e gion o f Indi a . T h e pro j ect was l a un c h e d o n A pril 7, 2010 (Wor ld Heal t h D ay) a n d so f ar, 9 0 6 vac c ines have been g i ve n. The MMR vacc i nes are gi v e n f r ee o f c o s t o th e k i ds in r ur a l a rea. Dr R a i za d a r ece n t l y v i s i ted t h e p ro je c t site in Indi a an d exp r esse d sa ti sfac ti o n a t th e MMRdr i ve. Dr . M eg h a n a A ru r u - w h o i s a Boar d Me m ber at M i ss i on I n d ia F ou nd at io n a nd a l so t ea che s ph a rm acy a t M id wes t e r n Un i ver s ity- h o p es th at MM R vaccination dr i ve w ill no t on l y h ave hu ge pr eve nti ve MMR Va cci n at io n Cam p i n N i w a zna g ar v il lage implic a tion s i n t e rm s o f di seas e pr e ve ntion , but a l so create ' aware n ess a bou t th e v ac ci n es i n r ur a l areas o fInd i a . M M R v acc in e p ro v id es p rot ect ion agains t 3 di sea s es nam e l y Meas l e s , Mu m p s a n d Ru be ll a. A lth o u g h I n d i a n Ac ademy o f Pe d ia t rics r eprese n ti n g a n atio n a l l eve l aca d em i c orga ni za t io n o f P ed i a tr icia n s h a s r eco mm e nd e d th a t MM R vac c i e b e a p a rt o f th e Immuni za tion sc h e dul e i n Indi a, t h e vacc in e is s till no t a p a rt o f th e governme nt 's U ni versa l Immu n i za t io n Prog r a m (U IP ). D esc ribi ng t h e d e t a il s of M I F act i v i t i es in · I n di a, Dr N it e nd er Goya l , a r es id e n t ph ysic i an b ased i n Bo st on a nd c lo s e l y associate d w ith Miss ion Ind ia F ou nd at io n s a id th a t the lo ca l t ea m in India co n s i s t s o f a n Op era tion s Ma na ger a nd a c e rt i f i ed h ea lth c a r e work er ( AN M). Mi ss ion In d i a F ound a ti o n pro v id es vacc in a tion se r v ice s to kid s a t th e ir Vac cin a ti o n C l i nic lo c at e d in th e h ea rt o f th e c it y a nd b y v i s it i ng th e v ill a g es . The health te a m g oes to the surrounding v ill a g es 3 tim es a week, thu s pro v iding vacc ines to kid s at t he ir d oo r s tep ! M i ss io n India Fo und ti o n h as a lli e d w ith Aa n g an waa di wo r kers t ~ reac h m o re a nd m o r e kid s. M i ssio n Indi aF ou n d a ti o n s' B o a r d Mem b e r D r . Ve d P Ya da v su p erv i s e s the o ve r a ll p r oject i n I n di a. Dr D h armen d ra N im av at o f S p ri ng fi e l d, I L who h as been trac k ing the prog r e s s o f MM R Va cci nat io n d ri ve si nce in cep ti on , e l a b orate d t h at M iss io n In d ia Fo und at i on w ill ex p a nd it s a ct iv i t i es to ot h e r areas after s u ccessf ull y c o mpl et in g i t s M MR V ac c i nat i on d rive i n Na rn a u l area . I t a l so p l a ns to in c lud e o th er v ac c in es t h at a r e n o t easi l y ava il a bl e to k i d s in I nd i a, fo r exa mpl e ty p ho id vacci n e, h e p at i t is A v acci n e, pn e um o c occa l vacc in e .

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