Dr Margaret Chan,
Director-General of WHO,
Geneva

Dear Dr Chan,

This is in continuation of Drug Action Forum – Karnataka’s (DAF-K – is a member of AIDAN) letter dated 2^nd September 2008, regarding the “revelation” regarding the pneumococcal vaccine that is being promoted by WHO globally and in India that “for every four children in whom pneumonia is prevented, two children develop asthma because of the vaccine”. Subsequently AIDAN in its letter dated 10^th February 2009 had further reiterated the same concerns and in addition AIDAN members appreciated your comments in the 'The Lancet' dated 15^th January 2009, titled "Primary health care as a route to health security".*