Mission Indradhanush: Govt identifies 254 districts across 28 states for immunisation programme
7 years, 10 months ago

Mission Indradhanush: Govt identifies 254 districts across 28 states for immunisation programme

Firstpost  

The government has identified 254 districts spread across 28 states to enhance its immunisation coverage under the Mission Indradhanush programme during the ongoing World Immunisation Week. New Delhi: The government has identified 254 districts spread across 28 states to enhance its immunisation coverage under the Mission Indradhanush programme during the ongoing World Immunisation Week. Mission Indradhanush aims to cover all those children by 2020 who are either unvaccinated, or are partially vaccinated against eleven vaccine preventable diseases which include diphtheria, tuberculosis, tetanus, polio, measles and hepatitis B. Mission Indradhanush was launched by the Union Health Ministry on 25 December 2014 and during the first three phases, 28.7 lakh immunisation sessions were held in which more than 2.1 crore children were reached out and 55 lakh of them were fully immunised.

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Asha workers to identify 1 million children for MMR vaccination, special campaigns soon
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Asha workers to identify 1 million children for MMR vaccination, special campaigns soon

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The campaign to eliminate mumps, measles and rubella is set to scaled up by identifying children who are yet to be vaccinated for MMR by 2026. On Wednesday, Mint reported that the Union cabinet highlighted the achievements of the National Health Mission and indicated that the vaccination coverage is 97% at around 347.7 million children. In India, MMR …

Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0 reaches children up to five years for the first time
1 year, 5 months ago

Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0 reaches children up to five years for the first time

The Hindu  

Aimed at ensuring that routine immunisation services reach children who have missed vaccine doses or who have dropped out of their vaccination schedule, as well as pregnant women across the country, the Intensified Mission Indradhanush is scheduled to conclude all three rounds on October 14. “Preparedness assessment for IMI 5.0 was conducted by national monitors between 19-23 July this year …

5,158 children, 1,036 pregnant women identified for vaccination during second round of Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0 in Dakshina Kannada
1 year, 6 months ago

5,158 children, 1,036 pregnant women identified for vaccination during second round of Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0 in Dakshina Kannada

The Hindu  

The Department of Health and Family Welfare has identified 5,158 children aged within five years and 1,036 pregnant women for vaccination in the second round of Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0 in Dakshina Kannada for six days from Monday. Dr. Rajesh said that 857 children and 333 pregnant people had been identified for vaccination under Mangaluru City Corporation limits in the …

Good response to Indradhanush 5.0 vaccination drive in Kerala
1 year, 7 months ago

Good response to Indradhanush 5.0 vaccination drive in Kerala

The Hindu  

In the first phase of Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0, over 75% children and over 98% pregnant women in the target group were vaccinated, an official release issued by the Health department on Thursday said. According to the department’s estimates, there were 18,744 pregnant women and 1,16,589 children below five years who were either unimmunised or were partially immunised. Under IMI …

12,652 children, 2,635 pregnant women to be vaccinated in Kalaburagi district under Mission Indradhanush 5.0
1 year, 7 months ago

12,652 children, 2,635 pregnant women to be vaccinated in Kalaburagi district under Mission Indradhanush 5.0

The Hindu  

Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Fauzia Tarannum has appealed to all mothers not to believe in hearsy and myths associated with vaccination under Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0, a campaign to vaccinate children and pregnant women across the State. She was addressing a gathering after launching Mission Indradhanush 5.0 vaccination campaign organised by the district administration, the Zilla Panchayat and the District Health …

‘Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0’ immunisation drive in Udupi district between August 7 and October 14
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0’ immunisation drive in Udupi district between August 7 and October 14

The Hindu  

The Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0 of immunising children and pregnant women against vaccine-preventable diseases will be conducted in Udupi district in three phases between August 7 and October 14, according to the Deputy Commissioner of Udupi K. Vidyakumari. Addressing presspersons in Udupi on Friday, she said the first phase would be from August 7 to 12, the second phase would …

Need to implement Covid-19 learnings to strengthen routine immunisation
3 years, 3 months ago

Need to implement Covid-19 learnings to strengthen routine immunisation

Hindustan Times  

India has administered close to 1.3 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses and is steadily marching towards the goal of 100 percent vaccine coverage among its eligible population. While there still many unknowns, the learnings from India’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign can go a long way in strengthening routine immunization programs in low- and middle-income countries. India’s Covid-19 vaccination achievement has been a …

Govt may have to fully foot universal immunization bill
5 years, 9 months ago

Govt may have to fully foot universal immunization bill

Live Mint  

The centre will soon have to fully finance its universal immunization programme, with external funding support for vaccines ending for India. The ministry of health and family welfare has recently released the comprehensive multi-year plan for immunization, which will cost the government an estimated ₹52,220 crore between 2018 and 2022. India will stop receiving support from the Global Alliance for …

Wealth, mother’s education and birth order may be behind low vaccination rates in India, reveals study
6 years, 7 months ago

Wealth, mother’s education and birth order may be behind low vaccination rates in India, reveals study

Firstpost  

Its aim was to examine how socioeconomic, demographic and geographic factors affect a child’s likelihood of being vaccinated. In 2015-16, 78.4 percent of Indian children aged 12-23 months received DPT3 vaccine, up from 55.3 percent a decade ago, according to the National Family Health Survey 2015-16. The WHO study analysed data from the NFHS and found that birth order, mother’s …

Intense' immunisation drive for Malappuram
7 years, 6 months ago

Intense' immunisation drive for Malappuram

Deccan Chronicle  

KOZHIKODE: Malappuram is the only district in the state to come under the Intensified Mission Indradhanush programme to be rolled out in October by the Union health ministry. “22,000 children are partially immunised and there is another 4,000 who were not vaccinated at all,” said Malappuram district RCH officer Dr R. Renuka. Areas such as Kuttipuram, Valavannur, Vettam, Malappuram and …

Health ministry launches mission to address immunisation problems in urban areas
7 years, 7 months ago

Health ministry launches mission to address immunisation problems in urban areas

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Finding gaps in immunisation in urban areas, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday launched an Intensified Mission Indradhanush to map underserved populations in urban areas. The ministry noted that the first two phases of Mission Indradhanush led to an increase of 6.7% full immunization coverage in one year. A total of 118 districts, 17 urban …

Pneumonia Vaccine Will Save a Child From Dying Every Three Minutes
7 years, 10 months ago

Pneumonia Vaccine Will Save a Child From Dying Every Three Minutes

The Quint  

It is heartening to see, though, that governments over the recent years have had the political will to focus on healthcare. The government’s health initiative National Rural Health Mission has seen India through a considerable decline in infant, child and maternal mortality, and an increase in life expectancy. The government’s Universal Immunisation Programme provides routine immunisations to all children free …

Govt to rename 'Mission Indradhanush', adds four new vaccines to immunisation drive
8 years, 9 months ago

Govt to rename 'Mission Indradhanush', adds four new vaccines to immunisation drive

India TV News  

New Delhi: The government's ambitious ‘Mission Indradhanush’ programme, which provides immunisation against seven life threatening diseases, is all set to be re-christened as four new vaccines have been added into it. As the name suggests, 'Mission Indradhanush', depicting seven colours of the rainbow, provides vaccination to seven vaccine-preventable diseases which include diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and Hepatitis …

89 lakh children in the country are not fully immunised: Govt
9 years ago

89 lakh children in the country are not fully immunised: Govt

Firstpost  

Government today admitted that 89 lakh children in India are either partially immunised or have received no immunisation New Delhi: Government today admitted that 89 lakh children in India are either partially immunised or have received no immunisation, though it claimed an increase of five percent in immunisation during the year as against one percent over the last four years. …

The ambitious yet difficult task of universal immunization
9 years, 7 months ago

The ambitious yet difficult task of universal immunization

Live Mint  

We don’t want to get our child vaccinated. Meera’s two-year-old is one of the children in the 201 districts targeted in the first phase by Mission Indradhanush, an ambitious plan launched by the National Democratic Alliance government to increase India’s immunization coverage from 65% to 90% by 2020. The workers don’t wish to lose even one day’s wages to take …

Centre launches media campaign for 'Mission Indradhanush' | India TV News
9 years, 11 months ago

Centre launches media campaign for 'Mission Indradhanush' | India TV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Monday launched the multi-media campaign for 'Mission Indradhanush' - the project which aims to cover all children who are either unvaccinated or are partially vaccinated against seven vaccine preventable diseases by 2020. Speaking on the occasion, Nadda sought the cooperation and support of all stakeholders, including civil society, states, political leaders and …

Govt adds 4 vaccines to immunisation programme
10 years, 8 months ago

Govt adds 4 vaccines to immunisation programme

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government will add four vaccines as part of a programme to reduce child mortality by two-thirds by next year and meet global polio eradication targets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday. Vaccines against rotavirus, rubella and polio will collectively expedite India’s progress on meeting the Millennium Development Goal 4 targets to reduce child mortality by two-thirds …

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