Tag: mission indradhanush
Dr Harsh Vardhan cycles to work, takes charge of health ministry
Taking charge of the ministry for the second time, Dr Harsh Vardhan says India on course for "health for all"
Dr. Harsh Vardhan took charge as the Union...
In Pulse Polio programme 2019, 17 crore kids to be vaccinated
Pulse Polio Programme 2019 will target 17 crore children to sustain polio eradication efforts
President Ram Nath Kovind, launched the Pulse Polio programme for 2019...
More than half the world saw measles surge in 2018, says...
Ten countries accounted for approximately three-quarters of the total increase in measles in 2018, according to figures released by UNICEF today
Globally, cases of measles...
Kareena Kapoor Khan to tell moms about importance of vaccines
Serum Institute Of India ropes in Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan to spread awareness about vaccines
Serum Institute of India (SII), one of the largest...
Measles outbreak in the US is a vaccine hesitancy red flag
Measles outbreak reported in Clark County, Washington with 22 confirmed cases and 3 suspected cases
The news of outbreak of measles in the US comes...
Mission Indradhanush effect: immunisation cover up by 4% annually
Prior to the launch of the programme in 2014 immunisation cover rose by 1% per year
Prime minister Narendra Modi's Mission Indradhanush programme has catapulted...
Every day, we are saving the lives of 840 children: Modi
At Partners' Forum meet in Delhi, prime minister expresses satisfaction about the global plaudits for Mission IndradhanushDescribing Mission Indradhanush as a programme "close" to...
India to send team to Indonesia to probe polio vaccine contamination
There was panic after traces of a long eradicated polio virus strain were detected in polio vaccines that
In an attempt to understand what went...
India continues to be polio free, all vaccines in Govt prog...
In view of high immunisation coverage, risk of polio infection from contaminated vaccine is minimal, say WHO-UNICEF in statement
In a statement issued this morning,...
No chance of infection from contaminated polio vaccine: Govt
In a statement, ministry of health clarifies vaccines contained attenuated polio virus
The Indian government has clarified that the Type 2 polio vaccine virus traces found in...
