New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The government will launch a special programme to boost vaccinations in the country, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said Wednesday.
"In our country, nearly 70 lakh children are only partially covered and 20 lakh are just not covered under the immunisation programme," Nadda told reporters here.
In view of this, the health ministry is launching a special project called 'Indradhanush' apart from the regular vaccination programme to take care of the left-out children, he said.
"The project would be first launched in 201 districts of the country in states like Rajasthan, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh", the minister said.
Nadda said he would visit all the states in February and talk to the stakeholders.
"We are trying to involve public representatives also," he added.
'Indradhanush' will involve 7 basic vaccines, including for diphtheria and tetanus.
The health minister said that in addition to this, the ministry was also trying to give a boost to immunisation for Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).
"Over a four-month period between March-June, a total of five sessions each would be held to map out the process for the JE and AES immunisation programme," he said.
Nadda said the government aims to bring the rate of vaccination up to 90 percent within 2-3 years.
He said that plans were also afoot to spruce up maternal and child healthcare by making the process of mother and child tracking more IT-enabled.
"We are planning to give rural social health workers tablets to make them IT efficient," he said adding a pilot project on this is already running in the state of Chhattisgarh.
Foggy Morning in Delhi Delays over 30 Trains
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Overcast and foggy conditions Friday morning in the national capital le
Yogi Adityanath's government in Uttar Pradesh will help girls become self-reliant by giving them
New Delhi. The Ministry of Health has made changes in the Home Isolation Guidelines for very mild
India-Nordic Summit Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the heads of governments of the Nor
The entire staff of BJP leaders is going to enter the electoral fray in the Himachal Pradesh Asse
Russia is going to do a missile drill amidst tension with Ukraine, Vladimir Putin will arrive to see
Russia is going to conduct a missile drill amidst the ongoing tension with Ukraine. Not only this
Harishankar Bramha takes over as CEC
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Harishankar Bramha Friday assumed charge as the Chief Election Commissi
Russia has launched a missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia. In this 23 people have d
Action sought against two lawyers for derogatory remarks on women
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association on Friday sought action
The Health Department is increasing the list of children and adolescents along with vaccination.
