India is moving towards universal immunization of its population through vaccination under the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP).
About Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP)
- Launched: in 1985 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- Objectives: To rapidly increase immunization coverage, establish a reliable cold chain system, achieve self-sufficiency in vaccine production.
- Disease Coverage: provides protection against 12 life-threatening diseases, including Diphtheria, Polio, Tetanus, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, Measles-Rubella, etc.
- Mission Indradhanush: launched in 2015 to reach children and pregnant women who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, following it with Intensified Mission Indradhanush Missions (with a greater focus on urban areas).
- These missions aim to achieve over 90% full immunisation coverage under the UIP by strengthening routine immunisation services and targeting hard-to-reach populations.
- Digital Backbone:
- U-Win: It is a digital app to help people find vaccination centres near their residence, manage vaccination appointments at health facilities and maintain vaccination records.
- Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN): a state-of-the-art software platform that tracks vaccine stock levels and storage temperatures in real time at multiple locations across the country.
Achievements under UIP
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