UP launches month-long follow-up vaccination drive against Japanese Encephalitis

After successfully curbing the annual spurt of Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome among children during the last four years of his stint, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday launched a month-long, state-wide vaccination drive for children to prevent recurrence of the fatal malady.

Adityanath launched the vaccination campaign while inaugurating the fifth edition of the Mukhyamantri Arogya Mela at a Primary Health Center at Aurangabad in Sarojini Nagar area of Lucknow.

Recalling the deadly grip of the two diseases, largely in eastern Uttar Pradesh as an annual malady, Adityanath said, "From 1977-78 to 2016, around 500 to 1,500 children died of encephalitis within three to four months every year."
Emphasising upon the role of awareness in fighting the spread of any disease, Adityanath said, "There is a need to make people aware of it and alert the Health Department about the need to get the solution to fight the disease. The biggest solution to the flu is awareness."