Thread by @sheshapatangi1

What Modi government has done for healthcare questioned Lutyens Elite?
India recorded 5 lakh child deaths annually (2009 Data) due to vaccine preventable diseases. As a strategic endeavor, this government launched #MissionIndradhanush when they were yet to learn how to spell

vaccination.
Do read about this wonderful initiative launched by @PMOIndia @JPNadda on 25th Dec 2014 which has delivered exemplary results.
To prevent Mortality & Morbidity rate in Children,
Immunization Prog was introduced in 1978 as ‘Expanded Programme of Immunization’ (EPI).

In 1985, the programme was modified as ‘Universal Immunization Programme’ (UIP) to be implemented in phased manner to cover all districts in the country by 1989-90.
Despite being operational for many years, UIP has been able to fully immunize only 65% children in the first year

of their life.
UIP prevents mortality and morbidity in children and pregnant women against 12 vaccine-preventable diseases. But in the past, it was seen that the increase in immunization coverage had slowed down and it increased at the rate of 1% per year between 2009 and 2013.

The Mission Indradhanush aims to cover all those children who are either unvaccinated, or are partially vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases. India’s Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) provide free vaccines against 12 life threatening diseases, to 26 million

children annually. The Universal Immunization Programme provides life-saving vaccines to all children across the country free of cost to protect them against Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Polio, Hepatitis B, Pneumonia and Meningitis due to Haemophilus Influenzae

type b (Hib), Measles, Rubella, Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Rotavirus diarrhoea. (Rubella, JE and Rotavirus vaccine in select states and districts).
Focused and systematic immunization drive will be through a “catch-up” campaign mode where the aim is to cover all the children

who have been left out or missed out for immunization. Also the pregnant women are administered the tetanus vaccine, ORS packets and zinc tablets are distributed for use in the event of severe diarrhoea or dehydration and vitamin A doses are administered to boost child immunity.

Indradhanush Phase I was started as a weeklong special intensified immunization drive from 7th April 2015 in 201 high focus districts for four consecutive months. During this phase, more than 75 lakh children were vaccinated of which 20 lakh children were fully vaccinated and

more than 20 lakh pregnant women received tetanus toxoid vaccine.
The Phase II of Mission Indradhanush covered 352 districts in the country of which 279 are medium focus districts and remaining 73 are high focus districts of Phase-I. During Phase II of Mission Indradhanush,

four special drives of weeklong duration were conducted starting from October 2015.
Phases I and II of the special drive had 1.48 crore children and 38 lakh pregnant women additionally immunized. Of these nearly 39 lakh children and more than 20 lakh pregnant women have been

additionally fully immunized. Across 21.3 lakh sessions held through the country in high and mid-priority districts, more than 3.66 crore antigens have been administered.
Phase III of Mission Indradhanush was launched from 7 April 2016 covering 216 districts. Four intensified

immunization rounds were conducted for seven days in each between April and July 2016, in these districts. These 216 districts have been identified on the basis of estimates where full immunization coverage is less than 60 per cent and have high dropout rates. Apart from the

standard of children under 2, it also focussed on 5-year-olds and on increasing DPT booster coverage, and giving tetanus toxoid injections to pregnant women.
Overall, in the first three phases, 28.7 lakh immunisation sessions were conducted, covering 2.1 crore children, of which

55 lakh were fully immunised. Also, 55.9 lakh pregnant women were given the tetanus toxoid vaccine across 497 high-focus districts.

Since the launch of Mission Indhradhanush, full immunisation coverage has increased by 5 per cent to 7 per cent. Indradhanush has resulted

in a 6.7 % annual expansion in the immunization cover.

Phase IV of Mission Indradhanush was launched from 7 February 2017 covering the North-eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. It has been rolled out in rest of

the country during April 2017.
The four phases of Mission Indradhanush have reached to more than 2.53 crore children and 68 lakh pregnant women with life-saving vaccines.
Earlier the increase in full immunization coverage was 1% per year which has increased to 6.7% per year

through the first two phases of Mission Indradhanush.

In 2019, the infant mortality rate in India was at about 28.3 deaths per 1,000 live births, a significant decrease from 38.8 per 1000 as recorded in 2013.(UNICEF, WHO)
I think, I should stop here and let readers think about

the affects and effects of Mission Indradhanush.

Finally, a big salute for Mr Prakash Javedkar for effectively communicating with Anti-Bharath Media & silencing them.

#VANDEMATARAM