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| Aurangabad panics as vaccine kills |
| Four children have died in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district after being given a measles vaccination
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| INDIA
, 29-September-2008
1:55:47 AM |
| Four children have died in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district after being given a measles vaccination.
The incident, which occurred in Waghola villlage, not only exposed flaws in the state's rural health system, but also raised serious concerns among parents. Many of them now say they would rather not vaccinate their children.(Watch)
Sharifa's 10-month-old baby girl is due for a measles shot. But she is not sure she wants to give her any vaccine. "I know it's important to give the vaccine, but what if something goes wrong and I lose her? Who will be responsible?" she asks.
Naigaon village in Aurangabad district is forty kilometres away from Waghola. No newspapers or TV channels reach here. But like in Naigaon, the news of the deaths is travelling across parts of Aurangabad district creating fear.
"Most of the villagers are uneducated and they are scared something will happen to their children," says Shaikh Anis, a resident of Naigaon village.
Dr Narayan Talwalkar, incharge of Shramboli Rural Hospital, narrates official woes: "For any rural hospital to run effectively you need a paediatrician, an anesthetist and a general physician. Here we don't have a paediatrician. Most posts are unfilled."
It is this sentiment that health authorities have to deal with even as they try to find out what went wrong at the Waghola camp.
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