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Doctors negligence makes EPI failure
JHENIDAH, Jan 8 : The Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI) has reportedly failed this year to achieve its target in six upuzi-las of the district due to negligence of doctors and other personnel, reports UNB.
The upazilas arc Sadar. Shailakupa. KaliganJ, Kolchandpur, Mohespur and 1 larinakundu.
Thousands of children have been suffering from the six diseases — polio, dcpthcria. measles, whooping cough, phthisis and tetanus in 16 southwestern districts of the country, 11 is learnt i
According to an official source, 61 per cent that is 28,047 children were given the 3rd doze, 64 per cent that is 29,556 were given BCG and 58 per cent that is 26,827 children were given DPT In this district.
A total of 271 staff members and 18 officers including Civil Surgeon had been working tn six upazilas of the district for the successful implementation of the programme.
A high level inspecting team from Dhaka recently visited Ihc district and expressed dissatisfaction over the failure of the programme. Non-payment of salaries was stated to be lit main cause behind their indifference to the programme.
One Health Inspector has alleged that many of the field workers filled up the registers
without going to the field or actually immunising the children.
The inquiry reveals that regularity in giving dozes is, hardly maintained. Field workers arc not available in time far the successive dozes.
When contacted Moazzcm Hossain, Civil Surgeon of the . district admitted that there,, had been lapses in implement'' ing the EPI but he said many of the workers had not been paid for long.
All-out efforts were being made to achieve the target this year, he said.
Biennial confer
The 5th Biennial conference of the Institute of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh, district unit was held here recently."
Chaired by the Unit President, Shushll Kumar Basu, the conference was attended by Moshlur Rahman MP as chief guest. Among others, Khairul Umam and Abdul Latif spoke on the occa-
A 11-member district unit committee was formed wllh former President Shushll Kumar Basu and Rafiul Islam as President and Secretary respectively.
Later, a seminar on the role of "Diploma Engineer tn the Activities of National Technology" was also arranged.