o szczepieniach i przykład takiej akcji w ramach Sathya Sai Global Health Mission
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A vital component of preventive medicine is immunisation. Vaccines have been developed to protect against a variety of diseases, averting an estimated 2 million deaths globally in 2002. One of the greatest immunisation successes has been the worldwide eradication of smallpox. Routine vaccination for polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, mumps, rubella and measles is now available. Also available are immunisations against hepatitis A and B, Haemophilus influenzae type B, rotavirus, pneumococcus, influenza virus, meningococcus, human papillomavirus (HPV), and varicella. However, people are still suffering from vaccine preventable diseases. For example, despite the availability of the polio vaccine there continues to be flares in Asia and Africa as a result of a failure to vaccinate. Emphasising the importance of vaccinations continues to be a crucial role of medical providers.
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Indonesia has a high prevalence of hepatitis B, a serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver. The hepatitis B virus can cause lifelong infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and death. The risk of death from hepatitis B–related diseases is greatly increased for those who become chronically infected during childhood. To assist the government in combating the spread of this disease and to ensure a brighter future for the children of Indonesia, the Sathya Sai Youth have embarked upon a mammoth project of vaccinating children nationwide against the virus. A pilot project was launched in Jakarta in 1997, wherein a modest number of 72 children were targeted. The vaccine is administered in three phases: the first inoculation followed by a second inoculation after a month, and the third four months later. Spurred by the success of this initial attempt, the Sathya Sai youth, at a national Sadhana camp, pledged to expand this programme into a national service project. The project has since advanced to its final phase, and to date, over 7,000 children have been successfully vaccinated. The parents of these children are happy that their children have been protected against Hepatitis B virus infection.
