Until recently, cases of diphtheria among children started making the rounds in a district of Kerala. It was believed that the ailment was eradicated but it has surfaced again leading to the implementation of the immunisation programme for children around the panchayat blocks of the district. This article gives a brief insight into the matter. According to the data, around one lakh children were vaccinated against diphtheria in the district of Malappuram in Kerala.
The immunisation programme was implemented after two cases of diphtheria had come into the light. Therefore, the health authorities decided to start the programme around the Panchayat blocks of the district. It is noted that the number of children below sixteen were either not immunized or partially immunized before. Based on the data published by the authorities, the number of vaccinated kids are 93,553 on 9th July of this…
