Article ViewAbstractInternational Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2011,1,2,4-8.DOI:10.5530/ijmedph.2.2011.2Published:Apr/2011Type:Review ArticleReorienting Immunization Services: Diarrhoea in Vulnerable Population in IndiaAnil K. Bhola, and Ananda Amarasinghe Anil K. Bhola1*, Ananda Amarasinghe2 1Independent Public Health Consultant. 2Consultant Epidemiologist, Provide complete postal address, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka. Abstract:A great majority (72%) of Indian population lives in un-sanitary conditions and nearly 50% suffers from chronic undernutrition that pre-dispose them to frequent episodes of diarrhoeas of different etiologies. The diarrhoeal outbreaks contributed to 44.9% of infectious disease outbreaks in 2008 despite significant improvement in safe drinking water supply. The article has a view point that the available vaccines against diarrhoeal diseases should be used in India for vulnerable populations living in settings wherein safe drinking water at point-of-use; and sanitation is still a distant reality. Immunization service should not merely emphasize on prevention of diseases in an isolated manner but it needs to be re-oriented synergistically with other public health interventions leading to health protection, health promotion and subsequent overall health improvement. Keywords:diarrhoeas in India, health protection., Immunization, vulnerable populationView:PDF (207.17 KB) PDFClick here to download the PDF file. ‹ Obesity in Elderly and Life Expectancy in India up Diagnostic Evaluation of Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) Test in the Early Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis ›