GOA, Sept. 27 -- risk populations.
Led by Prof. Ajay Vamadevan and Prof. Praveen Pradeep from GIM, the project brings together government agencies, research institutions, state health departments, and medical professional bodies, to identify evidence and regulatory gaps, and other provider and beneficiary level barriers that hinder the uptake of AV.
Medical Research evidence shows that adults with chronic comorbid conditions - such as Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes, Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - as well as individuals who are immunocompromised or have received organ transplants, are at higher risk of severe illness from Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (VPDs) including Influenza, Pneumonia, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Typhoid, H...