India steps up the effort towards complete immunization

By any statistical standard, India holds the distinction of having pretty dismal health standards which have to be conquered with collective effort and focus at the highest level. Indian government is dedicated to putting an end to preventable diseases and has launched a deadline of complete immunization by 2017. Let’s take a look at the complete scenario step by step.

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Current scenario

• Health infrastructure is at best dilapidated with inequality of health cover

• Lack of quality vaccination as well as logistics & cold chain management

• Inability of health professional to access remotest corners

• Lack of strategic planning, system design and training of health professionals

• Lack of proper awareness of diseases and adult vaccination facilities

• Lack of co-ordination with varied stakeholders

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Program overview

Universal Immunization Program (UIP) and mission Indradhanush is intentioned on complete vaccination for target age mothers and infants. It includes creating a multi-disciplinary team that will advice, co-ordinate efforts to reach the intended goal.

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Program overview

• Objective is to rapidly increase and deploy vaccination to increase immunization coverage.

• Introduce a state and district wise monitoring of the performance

• Train health and rapidly increase immunization coverage

• Build momentum and achieve efficiency in vaccine production

• Improve delivery standards and reduce barriers for patients to get timely medicine.

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Core purpose

• Program design and management, policy research, advocacy and communications

• Suggesting potential pathways for achieving comprehensive coverage of immunization services

• Creating a techno-managerial platform that acts as a catalytic force for measuring performance and delivery standards.

• Strengthening health workforce by identifying and addressing training and capacity building needs.

• Involving the current health infrastructure and creating mobile facilities to reach complex terrains.

• Creating the necessary strategic alliances with key stakeholders who will implement the program on the ground level.

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Technology deployed

• Complete coverage and real time monitoring and tracking mechanisms

• Immunization dashboards to track timeliness of e-reporting patterns

• Immunization repository collating all the reference and aid material for further support

• Geographic information system (GIS) technology mapping health facilities

• Analysis of the data and patterns to check execution metrics

• Building strategies to streamline resources

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• Routine Immunization Program in India is India’s attempt to fulfill the dream of a disease free India by the next decade. Government is addressing the challenge and taking concrete programmatic action to strengthening the health mechanism and is poised to improving the quality of lives.

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Contact UsImmunization Technical Support Unit (ITSU)

14, Community Centre, Panchsheel ParkNew Delhi- 110017, India

Website: https://www.itsu.org.in

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