THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)
(a) Yes sir.
(b) As per the Central Bureau of Health Investigation(CBHI) data the number of
cases reported during last five year is as under:-
2002 40044
2003 46736
2004 55443
2005 53043
2006 56608
The rising trend of measles cases is due to low immunization coverage against
Mealses.
(c) to (e) The Government of India has taken following steps under
the Strengthening of Immunization Programme to meet the challenge of measles
among the children:
1.Achieving high routine measles vaccination coverage of all infants at
9-12 months of age and providing measles vaccine to the unvaccinated children
over 1 year upto 5 years at the earliest contact.
2. Effective measles surveillance and outbreak investigations that provides
information about number of cases and deaths by month.
3. Improving management of measles cases, including vitamin A supplementation
and adequate treatment of cases.
