Tag: universal immunisation programme
Nationwide coverage of rotavirus vaccine by September: Dr Harsh Vardhan
Under its 100 day plan, NDA II government is determined to provide coverage of rotavirus vaccine to all children by September
The government has decided...
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...
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...
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...
Happy holidays! But flu season is here too, cautions CDC
The 2018-19 flu season is on us, could last anything between 3-5 months
The Holiday season is here. So is the 2018-19 flu season, the...
PM Narendra Modi to give keynote speech at child health meet
The Partners' Forum will meet in Delhi next month with delegates from 192 countriesPrime minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address when India...
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...
A first ever 3-1 traveller’s diarrhoea vaccine developed by Canadian researchers
Researchers have developed a 3-in-1 vaccine against traveller's diarrhoea effective against three common stomach bugs
A first-ever vaccine designed to give protection against three most...
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,...