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Mission inDraDhanush
Mission Indradhanush was launched on 25th December
2014, with a focus on interventions to improve the
Routine Immunization coverage in India from reported
65% (2014) to at least 90% target children in next five
years. The Mission is planned to work through organizing
special catch up campaigns. The Mission Indradhanush,
depicting seven colours of the rainbow, targets to
immunize all children against seven vaccine preventable
diseases namely Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Childhood
Tuberculosis, Polio, Hepatitis B and Measles. In addition
to this, vaccines for JE (Japanese Encephalitis) and Hib
(Haemophilus influenzae type B) are also being provided
in selected States.
201 high focus Districts have been identified for coverage
during first phase of the Mission in Year 2015. These
Districts have been identified on the basis of coverage of
routine immunization of nearly 50% of all unvaccinated
or partially vaccinated children. Out of these identified
201 districts, 82 districts lie in four States namely, UP,
Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Nearly 25% of
the unvaccinated or partially vaccinated children of India
live in these 82 districts of 4 States. Furthermore, another
297 districts will be targeted in the second phase of
year 2015.
The Government has planned four special vaccination
campaigns starting from April to July 2015. All these
vaccines are already available free of cost under universal
immunisation programme in India. Under this mission,
government plans to intensify its efforts and thus increase
accessibility of these vaccines to all the children of India.
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