Re: Should inducements be offered....Attn Anil

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Hi

Yes we agree with Anil that vitamin-A is not bad. The tragedies

occur because of casual men behind the programme.We are not blaming

UNICEF or any other agency.

In Nagpur case the Rotary must understand that they were not

distributing candies. Hypervitaminosis-A has occured before also

repeatedly in India. See Sarang's post, he has given the links for

Assam incident where 30 children dies and >1000 were hospitalised.I

am still waiting for someone to research on Uttar Pradesh incident

and report.

The pain and anguish is that in spite of so many incidents why the

organisors do not learn? There must be some accountability for

causing the health problems and deaths to community. No one does it

intentionally but we need to learn from past experience, which does

not seem to be happening. Hence this effort.

Vijay

> > >

> > > Hi

> > > The next topic for discussion will be : " Should inducements be

> > > offered for vaccination/nutritional supplement programmes? "

from

> > > 14th May to 19th May 2007.

> > >

> > > Backgrounder:

> > > In the city of Nagpur, India, couple of days back >60

children,

> <

> > > six years of age, who received oral Vitamin A supplement in a

> > > community programme, took seriously ill and had to be admitted

> in

> > > Govt Hospital. Some of the children are still reported to be

> > > critical. Media reports that the tragedy occured as a result

of

> > > overdose of Vitamin A, because the children were offered

> inducement

> > > of " T " shirt by a service club for taking the oral dose of

> vitamin

> > > A. Some children repeatedly went, took two caps (sic) full of

> oral

> > > vitamin A every time, and collected a " T " shirt everytime. An

> > > activist doctor of the area, where this programme was carried,

> has

> > > gone on record to state that he knew of children who went >6

> times

> > > in couple of hours!

> > >

> > > Hypervitaminosis A has been reported in the past from Assam in

> > India.

> > >

> > > NetRUM wants its members to research on this topic and then

make

> > > postings. Goes without saying that best posting will be

> rewarded,

> > as

> > > usual, with certificate and memento. Happy hunting.

> > >

> > > Vijay

> > > Moderator

> > >

> >

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