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Volume 4 Issue 12 - June 15, 2006
Centre tells U.P., Bihar to shoulder blame for rising polio cases
D.N.I.S. News Network Concerned over the recent spurt in polio cases,
the Centre has asked Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) and
Of the 21 cases reported from U.P.,
The Union Health Ministry said that the outbreak of the disease was a result
of total failure on the part of the two state governments in running the polio
eradication programme. Despite the two states being approached nothing is
happening, a senior ministry official was quoted in a report. The ministry
also expressed concerned over the number of unprotected children even after
the Prime Minister had written to the respective chief ministers to take effective
measures.
The virus which has been virtually disabled the world over, now remains a
mounting threat in only two countries -
It is important to impress upon the agencies involved in combating polio that
there is no safe number and that even one case is as good as 100 since the
affliction multiplies. The Government as well as N.G.O.s
must step up the awareness campaign. Ultimately, it is poor governance, coupled
with frequent transfers of officials, lack of public awareness and negligence
or sheer lack of dedication on the part of various agencies involved in the
campaign, that have attributed to the rise in the number of polio cases. It
is high time the U.P. and Bihar Governments bring this cavalier approach to
an end so that the country can achieve its aim of eradicating polio.
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