April 7 is World Health Day Vector-borne diseases in babies and children spread due to mosquito bites ticks and fleas. ‘Since there are no antiviral drug or vaccination to provide defence against vector-borne diseases hence prevention is of prime importance. It is essential to save your child from mosquito bites by making sure you provide requisite protection to save your baby from being a victim of vector-borne diseases’ says Dr Rajesh Bhatia Director Department of communicable diseases WHO south East Asia regional office. Also pregnant women babies and children are the ones who are most susceptible to vector-borne diseases and hence they