Topics Covered: Issues related to health.
Indradhanush 3.0 launched:
Context:
Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0 launched to expand immunization coverage across the country.
- The focus of IMI 3.0 will be on children and pregnant women who missed their vaccine doses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is Mission Indradhanush?
To strengthen and re-energize the programme and achieve full immunization coverage for all children and pregnant women at a rapid pace, the Government of India launched “Mission indradhanush” in December 2014.
Mission Indradhanush’s Goal:
The ultimate goal is to ensure full immunization with all available vaccines for children up to two years of age and pregnant women.
Diseases covered:
It provides vaccination against 12 Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (VPD) i.e. diphtheria, Whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, meningitis and pneumonia, Hemophilus influenza type B infections, Japanese encephalitis (JE), rotavirus vaccine, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and measles-rubella (MR).
- However, Vaccination against Japanese Encephalitis and Haemophilus influenzae type B is being provided in selected districts of the country.
Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI):
To further intensify the immunization programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Intensified Mission (IMI) on October 8, 2017.
With this, the Government of India aims to reach each and every child up to two years of age and all those pregnant women who have been left uncovered under the routine immunization programme/UIP.
- The special drive was to focus on improving immunization coverage in select districts and cities to ensure full immunization to more than 90% by December 2018.
InstaLinks:
Prelims Link:
- About Indradhanush Mission.
- What is Intensified Indradhanush Mission?
- What is IMI 3.0?
- Targets under these missions.
- Coverage.
Mains Link:
Discuss the significance of the mission.
Sources: the Hindu.
