(a) whether the Government are contemplating to launch an
immunisation programme to eradicate Hepatitis-B disease;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, the reasons therefor;
(d) the number of patients suffering from Hepatitis-B in the
country as on November 30, 2002, State-wise; and
(e) the details of assistance proposed to be provided by the
Government to the States in order to eradicate the said
disease?
MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI SHATRUGHAN SINHA)
(a)to(e): A statement is laid on the table of the Lok Sabha.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 231 FOR 4.12.2002
The Government of India has launched a pilot project for
introduction of Hepatitis B vaccination in the Universal
Immunization Programme. Since this is a pilot activity, the
programme will initially be limited to slums of 15
metropolitan cities during 2002-03 (phase I) and 32 districts
in 2003-04 (phase II). The names of the cities and districts
are indicated in Annexure-I. The expansion of the programme
to additional areas of the country will be considered
subsequently. Vaccine and AD syringes are being provided to
the States in kind. Training has been imparted to health care
personnel of the concerned States as Master Trainers who
would further train other functionaries of the States with
the financial and technical assistance provided by the
Government of India.
As regard patients suffering from Hepatitis B in the
country, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research, the
entire country is rated to come under the intermediate zone
of Hepatitis B virus prevalence ranging between 2-7 per cent.
The number of reported cases and deaths during 1999, 2000 and
2001 State-wise for viral Hepatitis, which includes Hepatitis
A, B and C, are indicated in Annexure II. No such information
is available separately for Hepatitis B cases and deaths.
ANNEXURE-I
Sl. Name of Cities No.
1 Greater Mumbai 2 Kolkatta 3 Chennai 4 Delhi 5 Hyderabad 6 Bangalore 7 Ahmedabad 8 Kanpur 9 Pune 10 Lucknow 11 Vadodra 12 Jaipur 13 Indore 14 Patna 15 Bhopal
Sl. State Name of No. Districts
1 Tamil Nadu 1 Madurai 2 Nilgiri 3 Virudhnagar 4 Ramanathapuram 2 Kerala 5 Alapuzzha 6 Ernakulum 7 Pathamithan 3 Karnataka 8 Kodagu(Kurg) 9 Shimoga 10 Mysore 4 A.P. 11 Chittor 12 Vijzzyanagar 5 Goa 13 Goa 6 Maharashtra 14 Ratnagiri 15 Chandrapur 16 Satara 7 M.P. 17 Balaghat 8 Orissa 18 Sundergarh 9 Punjab 19 Ropar 20 Hoshiarpur 10 Haryana 21 Panchkula 22 Ambala 11 H.P. 23 Hamirpur 24 Solan 12 Uttaranchal 25 Nainital 13 Pondicherry 26 Pondicherry 14 Lakshdweep 27 Lakshdweep 15 Assam 28 Jorhat 29 Sibsagar 16 J & K 30 Rajouri 31 Udhampur 17 Gujarat 32 Surat
ANNEXURE-II
Reported Cases and Deaths due to Hepatitis-B
Sl. Name of the 1999- 2000- 2001- No. States/Uts 2000 2001 2002
Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths