Achievements so far by Mission Indradhanush
- As of data available in April 2021, a total of 3.86 crore children and 96.8 lakh pregnant women have been vaccinated at various stages of Mission Indradhanush.
- Smallpox has been eradicated from the world and polio has disappeared from many countries. India was declared polio-free on March 27, 2014, through immunization programs conducted by the Government of India.
- Neonatal Tetanus was eliminated from the state of Assam through the Mission Indradhanush vaccination drive.
- The rotavirus vaccine was first introduced in India in March 2016 through the Mission Immunization Program.
- In September 2018, Assam achieved 100% immunity in the Mission Indradhanush program.
- Referring to the governmentâs Integrated Childhood and Immunization survey, Mission Indradhanushâs initial two phases spurred a 6.7 percent year-on-year increase in immunization coverage.
- Intensified Mission Indradhanush shows an 18.5 percent increase in total immunization coverage based on the 4th report of the National Family Health Survey.
- The complete immunity of children aged 12 to 23 months has increased from 62% to 76.4% based on the 5th report of NFHS.
- By the year 2022, a total of 10 phases of Mission Indradhanush have been completed with full immunization coverage in 701 districts across the country since the inception of the scheme.
- Mission Indradhanush has been identified as one of the major schemes under Gram Swaraj Abhiyan and Extended Gram Swaraj Abhiyan.
Indradhanush Scheme
Mission Indradhanush refers to the scheme which was initiated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The Intensified Mission Indradhanush was introduced on December 25 of 2014 for increasing the process of immunization rates against certain deadly diseases which can be prevented with the help of vaccination all over the country. Initiatives of Mission Indradhanush 2.0, 3.0, and also 4.0 for increasing the area under the Immunization program of India.
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