In this episode of the Perspective Prog. based on ‘Vaccinating Young India’. Immunization is a health and development success story. In India, Expanded Programme on Immunization was launched in 1978. It was renamed as Universal Immunization Programme in 1985 when its reach was expanded beyond urban areas. Universal Immunization Programme is one of the largest and most cost-effective public health interventions which is largely responsible for reduction of vaccine preventable under-5 mortality rate. Two major milestones of UIP have been the elimination of polio in 2014 and maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination in 2015. Mission Indradhanush was launched in December 2014 and aims at increasing the full immunization coverage to children to 90%. Covid pandemic led to slight reduction in immunization coverage in 2020-21 as compared to 2019-20. However a number of steps were taken by the govt for strengthening Routine Immunization amidst the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Covid Vaccination program launched in January last year has also been running successfully.
Guests:
1. Dr. Suneela Garg, Chair Programme Advisory Committee, NIHFW
2. Dr. Raman R. Gangakhedkar, Dr. C.G. Pandit National Chair, ICMR
3. Dr. Lekha D. Bhat, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu
Anchor: Vishal Dahiya
Producer: Amit Srivastava, Sagheer Ahmad
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