Production and supply of OPV's worldwide Flashcards
1
Q
What are OPV’s ?
A
Oral Polio Vaccines
2
Q
Which companies have announced a partnership to produce and supply OPV’s worldwide ?
A
Bilthoven Biologicals + Bharat Biotech
3
Q
Bilthoven Biologicals are a subsidiary of which big company ?
A
Serum Institute of India (SII)
4
Q
Which disease has India eliminated as per its target ?
A
Kala-Azar (1st target was 2010, revised target was 2023 which we achieved) – It is a parasitic disease
5
Q
When is a disease considered to be eliminated from a country ?
A
If the no of cases are less than 1:10000 ratio
