Question : LOW COST ROTAVIRUS VACCINE

(a) the average rotavirus related deaths reported in the country during each of the last three years and the current year State/ UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government has made an estimation of the annual requirement of the rotavirus vaccine in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to launch locally-made low cost rotavirus vaccine as part of the Government`s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) and whether approval has been obtained from Drugs Controller General of India in this regard, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the company which has been given licence to manufacture this vaccine has made the required doses to meet the demand under UIP, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the time by which it is likely to do so;

(e) whether the Government has made any provision to cater to the private health care market demand, if so, the details thereof indicating the likely number of vaccines required in this regard; and

(f) the time by which the rotavirus vaccine is likely to be launched in the UIP as well as in the health care market?

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

(a): As per the WHO draft estimates of child deaths associated with rotavirus infections (2000-2013), the estimated rotavirus related deaths in the country during last three years are given below:

 
 YEAR	Rotavirus	deaths,	children < 5 years	of age 
 2011	53,835 2012	50,154 2013	47,082