Highlights from the Seminar Sessions Session I: Present Status of Children’s Health and Vaccination Session II: Prioritisation of Interventions for Disease Prevention Session III: Inclusion of new vaccine in the UIP: How effective are new vaccines? Session IV: Inclusion of… Continue reading
Background Note of the Seminar Over the last few years, to the initial six vaccines against tuberculosis, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, poliomyelitis and measles, Hepatitis B vaccine has been included in the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP). A combination vaccine against… Continue reading
Dr. Vineeta Bal (NII) presented on effectiveness and efficacy of vaccines with a particular focus on Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine and the Rotavirus vaccine. In the context of the HPV vaccine, two important points to be considered: prevention of… Continue reading
Sama participated and presented on different issues in the Fifth National Bioethics Conference (NBC), held at the St John’s Hospital campus, Bangalore from December 11th to 13th, 2014. The 5th NBC was co-organised by the St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences… Continue reading
The New Indian Express | PTI | 12 August 2014 NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today directed the Centre’s competent authority to place before it the file relating to licences given for the administration of two vaccines for cervical cancer prevention.… Continue reading
Sama along with other petitioners filed a PIL in the Supreme Court that raises the issue of unethical conduct of HPV clinical trials conducted in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat between 2009‐2010 by PATH in collaboration with ICMR. The PIL highlights… Continue reading
