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                                                   Last Wednesday was a historical moment when WHO approves RTS,(s) vaccine namely -Mosquirix as Anti Malaria Vaccine to administer against the deadliest malaria pathogen.   The study had been conducted over 5 years(2009---2014) in sub-Saharan Africa & in other regions. among the children (5  to 17)months & after 4 doses it was found that vaccine(RTS,S) could prevent 39%cases of malaria & 29% in case of severe malaria. Pilot phases had been initiated in Ghana, Kenia & Malawi where such activities were conducted among more than  800,000 nos of children & % of protection had been jumped to 90% .  From its result, WHO had taken the decision for its approval. This vaccine which is the successful impact of the last 30 years of research had been manufactured with the  British official partner-GlaxoSmithKline & indeed is the first vaccine for any parasitic disease. In India, there is a total of 2% of total morbidity due

  There is a long queue.  A relative of a patient however reaches the medicine counter but couldn't understand properly about the administration of medicine as prescribed by the doctor. On request at the counter, she had been told to visit the doctor who prescribed it. But it isn't possible because it would be a time-consuming matte r.      I have just been shocked to see the horrible condition of persons on a national TV that happened in a renowned hospital in west Bengal. It is not that there is no patient counselling centre in the hospital. But the number of such hospitals is very less. The lack of patient counselling centres in maximum hospitals indicates the urgent need for its establishment attached to the hospitals.  You might have heard about it. Patient counselling is providing information, assistance & guidance about the administration of medicine. It might be orally or in the written form.    Now, reasons are many for which such a set-up should be there in a d