Wednesday, 11 March 2015

ROTAVAC




1)      Rotavac is first indigenously developed and manufactured rotavirus vaccine, which involved the complete cycle from basic research to product development of this advanced vaccine in India.

2)      Every year, diarrhoea caused by rotavirus results in up to 10 lakh hospitalisations and kills nearly 80,000 children under the age of 5.

3)       Besides causing emotional stress to the affected families, it also pushes many Indian families below the poverty line and also imposes significant economic burden on the country. 

4)      The vaccine has been developed under an innovative public-private partnership model. It involved partnership between the Ministry of Science and Technology, the institutions of the US Government, various government institutions and NGOs in India, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 

5)      This is the third such vaccine available globally against Rotavirus and, at the current prices, the cheapest. 


 
 

 

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