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Mission India Foundation launches

MMR vaccination drive
create aWaI"eness about the vaccines in
By A CORRFSPONDENT
rural areas of India. MMR vaccine
Chicago: MissionIndia FOlmdation,a
provides protection against three dis-
Chicago-based non-profit, organized a
eases - Measles, Mumps and Rubella.
MMR Vaccination Camp in village
Although Indian Academy of
Niwaznagar,a suburb of Narnaul City
Pediatricsrepresenting a national level
of Haryana, recently. As many as 123
academic organization of pediatri-
children were provided MMR vaccine
cians has recommended that MMR
free of cost on this occasion. vaccine be a part of the immunization
Describing the details of the MMR
schedule in India, the vaccine is still
vaccination project, Dr. Munish
not a part of the government's \
MISSION INDIA FOUNDATION Universal hmnunization Program
IMfF\
A,..•.••~ (U1P).
Describing the details of MIF activi-
_ow ties in India, Dr. Nitender Coyal, a
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resident physician based in Boston
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and closely associated with Mission
tifrl~flMRl6l&m~~tl India Foundation, said that the local
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team in India consisted of an opera-
tions manager and a certified health-
Kuma,' Raizada said that Mission
care worker (ANM). Mission India
India Foundation launched an ambi-
Foundation provided vaccination serv-
tious project of providing 4,000 chil-
ices to children at their vaccination
dren with MMR vaccines in Namaul
clinic located in the heart of the city
region of India. The project was
and by visiting the villages.The health
launched on World Health Day on
team goes to the surrounding villages
April 7. So far, 906 vaccines have
three times a week, thus providing vac-
been given. Dr Raizada recently visit-
cines to kids at their doorstep.
ed the project site in India and
Mission India Foundation has allied
expressed satisfaction at the MMR
with Aanganwaadi workers to ream

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drive. more children. Mission India
Dr. Meghana Aruru, who is a board
Fonndations' board member Dr.Ved P.
member of Mission India Foundation
Yadavsupervises the overall project in
and also teaches pharmacy at
Midwestern University, hopes that India.
For details of Mission India
MMR vaccination drive will not onlv
Foundation's activities, please visit the
have huge preventive implications ;;, I
Web site: www.MfFusa.org
terms of disease prevention, but also