30 lakh Indian kids did not receive first DTP (diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis) dose - UN Report
- WHO and UNICEF recently highlighted that the number of Children in India who were unvaccinated or missed their first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) combined vaccine doubled due to the pandemic, rising from 1.4 million in 2019 to 2.7 million in 2021.
Significance
- This data signifies that the world recorded the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years.
- There was an increase in zero dose.
- This is the first time ever there has been a decline in evaluated coverage in immunisation for India as a whole.
Vaccination measures in India
- Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0: India started IMI 4.0 from February 2022
- Aim: To fill gaps in the routine immunisation coverage of infants and pregnant women hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and also aims to make lasting gains towards Universal Immunisation.
- India’s Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP): It provide free vaccines to all children across the country
- Aimed to protect 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.
Prelims Take Away
- Mission indradhanush
- Intensified Mission indradhanush
- IMI 4.0
- WHO
- UNICEF