Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0 মিছন ইন্দ্ৰধনুষ ৫.০ launched in Assam

(Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0, Government of India, complete immunization, partial vaccination, pregnant women, new born, children, three phases, Universal Immunization Programme, UIP, IMI, Diphtheria, whooping cough, Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib),tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B), Japanese Encephalitis (JE), Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV), Measles Rubella (MR) Vaccine, Government of Assam, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National Health Mission)

Early childhood care and prevention from diseases of children up to 5 years of age is the primary agenda of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Such initiatives have been continuing since 1985 to boost child health and achieve complete immunization across the country. One such ambitious step in this regard is Intensified Mission Indradhanush which was launched in 2014. The Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0 was conducted in 416 high focus districts in India in the year 2022. The fifth phase Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0 is launched in three phases from August 2023 and it will continue up to October 2023. Under this phase, vaccination will be provided under Universal Immunization Programme to children up to 5 years of age and also to pregnant women.

Prevention against Diseases under Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0

The Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0 program provides vaccination against 8 life-threatening diseases such as Diphtheria, whooping cough, Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib),tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B) in the entire country. In addition, vaccination against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is being provided in the selected endemic districts/states of the country. Rotavirus vaccine (RVV) introduction has been scaled up in nine states, Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) is being introduced in the routine immunization program of three select states with further expansion planned in a phased manner and Measles Rubella (MR) Vaccine has been introduced in 5 states/UTs following a wide age range (9 months to 15 years) MR vaccination campaign.

For details please click on the link below- nhm.gov.in/New_Updates_2018/NHM_Components/Immunization/Guildelines_for_immunization/Mission_Indradhanush_Guidelines.pdf

Assam data on vaccination under Intensified Mission Indradhanush IMI:

The following points represents the data on complete/partial/unvaccination of Assam in the earlier phases of Mission Indradhanush-

1. Total number of districts covered in Assam under phase 1, 2,3= 26
2. Total number of children immunized = 290,838
3. Total number of children fully immunized= 75,497
4. Total umber of districts covered under IMI 4.0= 27
5. Total number of children immunized under IMI 4.0= 61,401

Please click on the link below for data on all India State-wise coverage of immunization under Intensified Mission Indradhanush (until phase 5.0):

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1946705

Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0 Assam IMI

District wise launch of IMI:

• Kamrup- The Deputy Commissioner of Kamrup District, Keerthi Jalli, on 7th August, 2023 flagged off the mission in the Boko area of the district. She also launched a mobile-app named ‘U-Win’ to facilitate registration of pregnant women and children, their vaccination and maintain records of deliveries and other documents in regard to vaccination. Please click on the link below to download the app:

https://uwinvaccinator.mohfw.gov.in/auth/login

• Nagaon- The District Development Commissioner of Nagaon District, Satyajit Chetia launched the mission in the district at the Bhogeswari Phukanani Civil Hospital, Nagaon.

• Dibrugarh- On 7th August, Monday, Intensified Indradhanush Mission 5.0 was also inaugurated in Dibrugarh district amidst presence of officials belonging to State Health Department Assam. Click on the link below to view:

• Lakhimpur- The mission launch program was held in the Office of the Joint Director of District Health services, Lakhimpur in the august presence of District Administration Authority.

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