Question : HEPATITIS - B INJECTION FOR CGHS BENEFICIARIES

(a) whether the Government is aware that the cases of Hepatitis have been increasing day-by-day;

(b) if so, the details of the cases reported, State-wise during 2004 and 2005 till date;

(c) whether the Government has received any proposals from the State Governments for the financial assistance to the Hepatitis-B programme ;

(d) if so, the details of the financial assistance sanctioned, State-wise ;

(e) whether the Government has any proposal to provide Hepatitis-B injection to CGHS beneficiaries ;

(f) if so, the time by which the injection will be given to CGHS beneficiaries ;and

(g) if not, the reasons therefor?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)

(a) to (g): Hepatitis-B spread through unsafe sex, unsafe blood transfusion, unsafe injection etc. and also from mother to child. State-wise number of cases due to Viral Hepatitis including Hepatitis-B as reported by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence during the year 2004 is indicated at Annexure. The data for the year 2005 is not available.

The Government has launched pilot project of Hepatitis-B vaccination in 15 cities during 2002-03 and 33 districts during 2003-04.

Hepatitis-B vaccine is provided to CGHS beneficiaries on prescription of the Head of Department of any Government Hospital in cases where there is danger of exposure to Hepatitis-B.

ANNEXURE

Reported cases and Deaths Due to Communicable Diseases in India-2004 VIRAL HEPATITIS

S.No State/U.T Male Female Total Reference Period
1. Andhra Pradesh 15936 54 12286 18 28222 72 Dec 2004

2. Arunachal Pr. .. .. .. .. .. .. 

3. Assam .. .. .. .. .. .. 

4. Bihar .. .. .. .. .. .. 

5. Chattisgarh .. .. .. .. .. ..
6. Goa 64 0 29 0 93 0 Nov EXCPT OCT

7 Gujarat 3427 13 2433 13 5860 0 

8. Haryana 1146 1 699 2 1845 3 

9. Himachal Pradesh 1036 0 836 0 1872 0
10. Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 0 6959 0
11. Jhar Khand .. .. .. .. .. ..
12. Karnataka 19602 115 13336 51 33140 166
13. Kerala 3228 2 2179 0 5405 2
14. Madhya Pradesh 7846 18 8011 10 15859 28
15. Maharashtra 32327 92 18462 58 48789 150
16. Manipur 77 1 59 0 136 1
17. Meghlaya 338 0 350 1 688 1
18. Mizoram 363 1 354 1 717 2
19. Nagaland 21 0 6 0 27 0
20. Orissa 1007 28 482 4 1489 32
21. Punjab 806 4 617 1 1423 5
22. Rajasthan 1266 29 812 17 2078 46
23. Sikkim 220 5 152 0 372 5
24. Tamil nadu .. .. .. .. 8971 1
25. Triupura 615 0 276 0 891 0
26. Uttaranchal .. .. .. .. .. ..
27. Uttar Pradesh .. .. .. .. 2 1
28. West Bengal 3290 111 2184 49 5474 160
29. A & N Islands 175 1 83 1 258 2
30. Chandigarh .. .. .. .. 300 1
31. D & N Haveli 469 2 186 2 875 3
32. Daman & Diu 6 0 0 0 6 0
33. Delhi 6311 74 4345 69 10656 143
34. Lakshadweep 18 1 4 0 20 1
35. Pondicherry 386 2 350 0 736 2 
Total 100198 554 68533 297 182963 853 
NR - Not Reported
.. Not Received.
The sum of male & female may not tally with the total as some States/UTs have not reported
genderwise information separately.
Source : Monthly Health Condition Reports of States/UTs., Directorate of Health Services.