Topic: japanese encephalitis
The United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) had praised the Uttar Pradesh government led by CM Yogi Adityanath for successfully immunising all children of the state against Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome.
UNICEF's India chief says countrywide efforts in healthcare, newborn care and immunisation has been instrumental in bringing down infant death rates in the country.
He urged Shabana Azmi to call out the Muslim community for the orthodoxy and anti-vaccination propaganda.
The Dastak programme was launched in collaboration with the UNICEF to help eradicate Japanese Encephalitis from the state
