Budget Estimates for 2008-09 - National Portal of India

* The Cold Chain is being fully maintained by way of Vaccine carriers/ Cold
boxes up to the consumer / village level in all the sub centres.
** The Cold chain will be made available in all the newly added CHCs as
and when they are established.
# Hospitals include PGI, GMCH-32, GMSH-16, Police Hospital, ESI Hospital,
Ram Darbar
Cold Chain Storage Points:
Cold Storage Point Total Number Proposed Expansion
State Store 1 -
Health Centre/ Subcentres stores/ Others 48 10
S.No. Equipment Total Working Under Beyond Remarks
supplied
repair Repair
1. ILR 140 L 51 49 2 - -
2. Deep Freezer 140 L 24 21 - 3 Auctioned 3
3. Deep Freezer 300 L 12 11 - 1 Auctioned 1
4. ILR 300 L 14 14 - - -
Total 101 95 2 4 -
* 35 Deep Freezer of 140 L capacity are required to strengthen the existing
centres to complete the sets with existing ILRs.
1.2 Summary of recent initiatives
1.2.1 Service Delivery improvements
� Special Immunization Campaign has been planned in Union
Territory, Chandigarh. All Left out children in general and children in
the slum areas will be covered with emphasis on measles coverage.
Follow up with booster doses will also be undertaken.
� The Health Secretary and Director Health Services reviews the
performance as to immunization coverage every month.
� Immunization certificate has been made compulsory for seeking
admission to Government/ Private Schools.
� The days of immunization services have been increased from 2 days
to 6 days a week at all subcentres/ centres/ poly clinics/ CHCs.
1.2.2 Partnerships with other agencies/organizations (e.g. ICDS, IAP etc.)
Coordination has been strengthened with the Department of Director
Social Welfare so as to bring the cooperation among the ANMs and
Anganwari Workers for delivery of immunization as well as 10
doctors and 10 ANMs are being engaged exclusively to provide
coverage to 370 anganwaris in U.T., Chandigarh, wherein camps will
be organized jurisdiction wise wherein the children and mothers will
be examined and the schedule of immunization can be covered in
order to ensure 100% immunization coverage.
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