Tuesday, November 15, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Dalits unaware of drive against polio

http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Dalits+unaware+of++drive+against+polio&NewsID=309146

Dalits unaware of drive against polio

Added At: 2011-11-13 11:53 PM

RAVI DAHAL

BIRGUNJThe government campaign for polio eradication is not meant for
underprivileged children, it appears.

Two days have passed since the Parsa District Public Health Office
started administering oral polio vaccine to the children under five
years of age, but the children of the Dum community living in BP
Uddhan, Parsa, are yet to get the dose against polio.

Talking to this daily, Chhatiyadevi Malli of the Dum community said,
"Nobody has informed us about the polio campaign."

While Chinnu Malli of the community said he had not seen any polio
centre in his locality.

Locals said the campaign has failed to cover the Dalit children due to
the lack of publicity. Vaccination officer at the DPHO, Sachitananda
Singh, admitted that their publicity campaign was not effective,
adding that they will send supervisors to every house to monitor the
campaign and make the parents aware of the need to administer polio
drops to their children.

The DPHO plans to administer oral polio vaccine to 122,524 children
under the age of five by mobilising 1,744 volunteers.

It said the campaign may not be able to achieve its goal due to the
lack of awareness among the Dums.

According to the DPHO, Birgunj, Alau, Sissiya, Khalbatola, Amarpatti,
Dhore, Viswa, Sambhauta, Janakaitola and Mahadevpatti VDCs are highly
vulnerable to polio.


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