Commemorating Children’s Day, Imprimis Research and Advocacy released ‘Indian Immunization Programme – A Literature Review’ to highlight the key challenges affecting universal vaccination for kids in the country and provide a plan of action for improvement in the future.
The report provides insights pertaining to vaccination under one cover, presenting a fresh perspective on the Indian immunisation programme. The report shares the lessons, challenges and solutions to reach the desired goal of the universal immunisation programme.
The report highlights the main strategies to increase immunisation coverage which includes:
- Improving access of large populations in rural areas and socially-weaker sections in urban areas
- Educating people about benefits of immunisation in preventing illness, disability and death
- Increasing awareness about available immunisation services in both urban and rural areas
- Expanding vaccine delivery system and cold chain equipments such as voltage stabilisers and vaccine carriers
- Developing transportation, supply chain logistics, service delivery data and records for reporting mechanism
- Drafting state-specific action and micro plans identifying objective, strategy, expected output and budget for the activity — to facilitate achievements of state-level immunisation coverage parity in India
Aman Gupta, CEO, Imprimis PR said, “Vaccines are a crucial and economically the most viable instrument for any country to manage its disease burden. All-inclusive immunisation is a basic step towards a healthy nation. This study breaks new ground in identifying strategic action plans to increase the immunisation coverage in India.”
EH News Bureau