Where India stands in battle against measles, how Sri Lanka eliminated it | Explained News, The Indian Express

Where India stands in battle against measles, how Sri Lanka eliminated it | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Abantika Ghosh |New Delhi |Updated: July 11, 2019 7:23:23 am

Where India stands in battle against measles, how Sri Lanka eliminated it

India has a long road ahead, particularly because vaccine-resistant voices are sometimes being heard.

Last year, the Delhi High Court had put on hold a vaccination campaign citing lack of parental consent.

Sri Lanka has made health history after spending three years free of any new measles cases (The Indian Express, July 10), and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the deadly childhood infection has been eliminated in the island nation. In contrast, India has a long road ahead, particularly because vaccine-resistant voices are sometimes being heard. Last year, the Delhi High Court had put on hold a vaccination campaign citing lack of parental consent.