Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 12 March 2025
Hindu Rashtra Shakti, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, has raised alarm over a extreme scarcity of important new child vaccines in authorities hospitals throughout the area. The group has demanded pressing intervention from the administration, citing the unavailability of essential immunizations corresponding to BCG, Hepatitis B, and OPV, that are very important in defending newborns from life-threatening illnesses.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary of the Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Rakeshwar Lall, the State President of Hindu Rashtra Shakti, emphasised the dangers posed by the vaccine scarcity. The letter highlights how prosperous households are compelled to hunt vaccinations from personal clinics, whereas economically weaker mother and father don’t have any selection however to attend, endangering their infants’ well being.
“This crisis demands immediate attention. The government must ensure a steady supply of vaccines in public hospitals to prevent disease outbreaks and safeguard infant health,” Lall acknowledged.
The organisation has put forth key calls for, together with:
• Immediate replenishment of vaccine shares in authorities hospitals.
• A sturdy monitoring system to stop future shortages.
• A compensation mechanism by means of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for island residents who needed to buy vaccines from personal sources, making certain reimbursement is restricted to these with a legitimate Islander Card or Local Certificate.
Hindu Rashtra Shakti has urged the administration to take swift motion to stop additional delays in immunization schedules.
