Your Child S Wellness Is Your Happiness

Your childs wellness is your happiness
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Health
Morals
What is Wellness of your child?
Education
Behavior
Sports
We do our best to treat Childhood illnesses
But Remember.
Prevention is always better than cure

Think Wellness Think Prevention
You leave no stone unturned

By Providing right nutrition Maintaining hygienic atmosphere at home Prompt medication at the first sign of illness Moral Support
Schools Strive Towards Mental & physical development of children. Managing emergencies Periodic medical check ups
Still. diseases prevail

Measles Mumps Rubella Tuberculosis Polio Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus
Hepatitis B
Chicken pox Hepatitis A
The Impact
Mental & physical trauma for the child & parents. Missing out on
School Exams
Fun & play.

Work- in case of parents
Temporary or permanent debilitation of the child
Why Vaccines ???

Every year.
Over 30 lacs deaths are prevented.1 750,000 children are saved from disability.1 due to vaccines. Polio Eliminated except India, Pak, Afghanistan & Nigeria2
Polio
Diseases controlled worldwide

Smallpox Eradicated 3. Measles - Controlled (in America & parts of Europe)3.
Smallpox
Measles
Tetanus, Diphtheria, Rubella, Meningitis & Liver cancer due to Hepatitis B - Dramatic reductions.
Tetanus
1. Ehreth J. The value of vaccination: a global perspective. Vaccine 2003; 21: 596-600; .2. Fine PE, Griffiths UK. Global poliomyelitis eradication: status and implications. Lancet 2007; 369(9570):1321-1322.; 3 IFPMA May 2003.
With the exception of clean drinking water, vaccines are the most effective intervention in reducing and preventing infectious diseases.1 26 diseases are now vaccine preventable.2
Clean Drinking Water Vaccination
1. European Vaccine Manufacturers paper. Out of Sight. Out of Mind. 2003.; 2. IFPMA May 2003.
GLOBAL SCHOOL VACCINATION LAWS

Some countries that have compulsory school immunization laws are:
USA Canada Australia Germany Singapore Brazil Hungary Mexico Poland and many others
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1987 May 16;294(6582):1270-1.Ministry of Education Website, Singapore
The Indian Scenario
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All India School Survey

SCHOOL CONTACT
278 school across India
Jaipur Delhi Ludhiana Kolkata
In ten cities
Pune Mumbai
Ahmedabad
Hyderabad
Reached 1,62,000 children
Bangalore Chennai
Response received from 75,000 children

Age group - 5 to 10 years
The Indian Scenario

Diseases Percentage of children that may be unprotected Up to 59% Up to 61% Up to 57%
Chickenpox Hepatitis A Measles, Mumps, Rubella

Economic impact of infection

Medical costs
Medication Transmission to others Complications Nurse advice Visits to clinic, home and emergency department Hospitalization
Indirect/intangible costs
Loss of earnings and productivity (Patients, parents or carers) Missing out on schools Isolation up to 2 weeks Impaired quality of life Scarring
Immunisation An Investment or Cost
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Common Childhood Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Hepatitis A & Hepatitis B Chicken Pox Measles, Mumps. Rubella (MMR) Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis (DTP) Typhoid
Measles Mumps Jaundice Chickenpox
Tetanus
Hepatitis What is Hepatitis?

Hepatitis A virus
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver Hepatitis can be caused by a virus that gets into your body
and attacks the liver.

There are five known hepatitis viruses: A, B, C, D & E.
Jaundice is only a symptom of Hepatitis.
Hepatitis A is a serious liver disease caused by infection with the Hepatitis A virus.
Symptoms of Hepatitis A
Jaundice (yellow skin and eyes) Dark urine Light-colored stools Diarrhea Tiredness Loss of appetite Fever Stomach-ache Not everyone has symptoms. Adults and teens will have symptoms more often than young children
Hepatitis A: A Serious disease

Hepatitis A is one of the more common causes of acute liver failure in young children in India. Severe complications can occur, including: Cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver Liver failure Death.
It may render your child bedridden for a month. If this happens during exams, it can negatively impact a young minds academic progress.
1: Bhowmick K, Mammen A, Moses PD, Agarwal I, Mathew L, Kang G. Hepatitis A in pediatric acute liver failure in southern India. Indian J Gastroenterol 2005; 24(1):34
Prevention of Hepatitis A
There is no specific medical treatment for hepatitis A. It can be prevented by: Good Hygiene Clean drinking water; avoidance of food contamination Immune globulin Vaccination (pre-exposure)
Source : http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/a/index.htm
Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B are different

HEPATITIS B VIRUS Found in: Blood and certain body fluids1 Spreads through: Transfer of body fluids from an infected person1 Mother to child at birth1 Contaminated needles1 Blood transfusions1 Sexual contact1 HEPATITIS A VIRUS Found in: Stools of infected people2 Spreads through: Contaminated food and water2 Unwashed & insufficiently cooked vegetables2 Food handled by infected people2 Refrigerated foods2 Swimming pools2
1: Hepatitis B vaccines: WHO Position Paper 2: Fiore AE. Hepatitis A transmitted by food. Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Mar 1;38(5):705-15.
Good news! Both Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B are vaccine preventable!
Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccine are different

Hepatitis B vaccine 3 doses
1
Hepatitis A vaccine 2 doses

3
Given soon after birth
Given after the 1st year of life
After seroconversion, it provides life-long protection from Hepatitis B

2
Provides life-long protection from Hepatitis A

4
1: Engerix-B Prescribing Information 2: Banatvala JE, Van Damme P. Hepatitis B vaccine -- do we need boosters? J Viral Hepat. 2003 Jan;10(1):1-6 3: Havrix Prescribing Information 4: Van Damme P, Banatvala J, Fay O, Iwarson S, McMahon B, Van Herck K, et al. Hepatitis A booster vaccination: is there a need? Lancet. 2003 Sep 27;362(9389):1065-71
Hepatitis Public Awareness Campaign
Chickenpox
Chickenpox is an infectious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It results in: blister-like rash (200-300 blisters) itching tiredness and fever.
Child should not attend school and be isolated for at least 5 days after the spots first appear and until all the blisters have dried.
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/varicella/
How do you get chickenpox?

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is transmitted by:
Coughing Direct contact Sneezing
Once a case has occurred in a susceptible population, it is very hard to prevent an outbreak.
http://www.who.int/vaccines/en/varicella.shtml
Did you know?

Almost every individual born on this earth would suffer from chickenpox in his/her lifetime, either as a child or as an adult.
Chickenpox is not a benign disease
Complications in adolescents and adults
Neonatal varicella
Herpes Zoster (Nagin)
Clinical presentation of herpes zoster (Nagin)
Congenital varicella syndrome
Ophthalmic neuralgia
Prevention of Chickenpox
Control of Chickenpox can be achieved only by widespread vaccination. Doses : Up to 12 years One dose > 13 years - 2 doses
Chicken Pox Public Awareness Campaign
Information
Knowledge
Your Power To Protect

Mission
To instill the importance of protection and preventive healthcare in creating a sense of WELLNESS in children, families and society at large
Vision
Healthy Children, Advantage India
Next Step:
Collect your Health Record Card. Visit your Pediatrician. Get the Health Record Card updated. Follow your Pediatricians advice. Submit the Health Record Card back to school within a fortnight.
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Your childs wellness is your happiness

What is Wellness of your child?

We do our best to treat Childhood illnesses

Prevention is always better than cure

You leave no stone unturned

Still. diseases prevail

Fun & play.

Temporary or permanent debilitation of the child

Why Vaccines ???

Diseases controlled worldwide

Clean Drinking Water Vaccination

GLOBAL SCHOOL VACCINATION LAWS

The Indian Scenario

All India School Survey

Reached 1,62,000 children

Response received from 75,000 children

The Indian Scenario

Chickenpox Hepatitis A Measles, Mumps, Rubella

Economic impact of infection

Immunisation An Investment or Cost

Common Childhood Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Hepatitis What is Hepatitis?

and attacks the liver.

Jaundice is only a symptom of Hepatitis.

Hepatitis A: A Serious disease

Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B are different

Good news! Both Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B are vaccine preventable!

Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccine are different

Hepatitis A vaccine 2 doses

Given soon after birth

Given after the 1st year of life

After seroconversion, it provides life-long protection from Hepatitis B

Provides life-long protection from Hepatitis A

Hepatitis Public Awareness Campaign

How do you get chickenpox?

Did you know?

Chickenpox is not a benign disease

Complications in adolescents and adults

Herpes Zoster (Nagin)

Clinical presentation of herpes zoster (Nagin)

Congenital varicella syndrome

Chicken Pox Public Awareness Campaign

Your Power To Protect

Thank you for attending

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