aDepartment of Pediatrics, SHKM GMC Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India
bDepartment of Orthopaedics, SHKM GMC Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India
cDepartment of Pediatrics, SHKM GMC Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India
dDepartment of Physiology, SHKM GMC Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India
1Corresponding author
Online published on 20 April, 2016.
Tetanus is a deadly vaccine preventable disease with high case fatality rate with worst cases seen in pregnant mothers and newborn. The most rapid reductions have been made in neonatal tetanus worldwide and also reported from our country. In February 2012, 25 countries including 15 states of India and union territories have been validated as having achieved MNT (maternal and neonatal tetanus) elimination in which Haryana is one of the states (ACIP, 2013). But Mewat is one of the districts in Haryana where the immunisation coverage is poor as compared to rest of Haryana due to multiple factors. The vaccination coverage of DPT and BCG is 16% and 53% only respectively.
Neutralise toxins, Disease, Microorganism, Hygienic
