Thursday, April 19, 2007

Priests Bless Children with Polio Drops

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Whenever, you go to a temple in India, priests over there normally bless the people with holy water, flowers, garlands, sweets or fruits. But here in Bihar state of India Hindu priests are blessing children with polio drops to help eradicate the crippling disease. This year, in the state 11 polio cases were reported in the children. Polio is a disease which can cause permanent paralysis in the children.

"We are keen to wipe out polio and we thought involving temple priests would be a good idea as people trust and listen to them," said Gopal Krishna, a senior Bihar health official.

Health officials in Bihar have trained hundreds of priests to give polio drops to immunize children, Gopal Krishna said.

"I was very surprised when the priest put polio drops into the mouths of several children, including my son, as god's blessings," said Sunita Devi, a resident of Patna, the state capital. "But we trust the priest as he can do us no harm."

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