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IRFAN BUKHARI
ISLAMABAD - Internationally banned Hepatitis B vaccine (Euvax B)
being used in both private and public sector hospitals in Pakistan,
claimed Dr Umar Ayub, President SAARC medical association in a press
conference here on Sunday at Islamabad Press Club.
"The World Health Organisation (WHO) has suspended the use of South
Korean Hepatitis B vaccine (Euvax B) after reported deaths in
Vietnam, Philippines, Russia and Bangladesh," said Umar Ayub while
lamenting the fact that the Ministry of Health was not taking any
steps to stop the use of banned vaccine in Pakistan.
Dr Umar expressed his fear that some deaths may have occurred in
Pakistan because of this vaccine that could have gone un-noticed due
to poor reporting system in the country.
This internationally banned vaccine also being employed in Prime
Minister's Hepatitis Control Programme and the Ministry of Health
has recently given a contract for supply of Euvax B. He demanded for
the immediate cancellation of the contract in the larger interest of
the masses.
He said that in the previous year the same vaccine was purchased for
Prime Minister's Hepatitis Control Programme.
He also informed the media men that if Ministry of Health did not
make any arrangements to recall the stocks of Euvax B from the
market within three days, SAARC Medical Association would take the
issue to the court of law.
Dr Umar in the conference was accompanied with Dr Arshad Rana and Dr
Zakaullah, both from Pakistan Medical Association (PMA). SAARC
Medical Association and PMA both expressed their grave concerns
about the quality of imported vaccines, their storage arrangements
and particularly the vaccine testing facilities of Ministry of
Health.
Dr Umer rejected the claims of Ministry of Health that the quality
of vaccines being supplied by UNICEF to EPI programme is beyond any
suspicion saying that it was UNICEF that provided Euvax B vaccine to
Vietnam, Philippines and Bangladesh.
Office bearers of PMA disclosed that they had challenged the
procurement procedure of vaccines by EPI programme in Lahore High
Court that had already issued a stay order
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I heard same kind of news few
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A child who was properly vaccinated by government's medical staff and was having the health card with him, got affected by the virus of polio.
his family was asking the same q, we have done all what was required and told to us, why this happened and who is responsible.
i was thinking at that time, that our doctors and minsters and departments are lucky, because one single case of this nature can end up with millions of dollars to the effected family in any civilized society and with the job loss of those who were responsible.
but this is Pakistan..