Status of India’s immunization programme: Achieving goals of global vaccine action plan
Journal Title: The Journal of Community Health Management - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
In May 2012 World Health Assembly approved the Global Vaccine Action Plan GVAP The aim of GVAP is to achieve the Decade of Vaccines vision by delivering universal access to immunization The mission of GVAP is to improve health by 2020 by extending full benefits of immunization to all people all over the world Various indicators assessing the progress of the countries immunization program are available on the GVAP portal along with annual data of these countries The immunization programs of the countries can be evaluated and compared based on these indicators Immunization programme of India is one of the largest programme in the world and caters toa birth cohort of 26 million In last decade new vaccines like Pentavalent Inactivated Polio Vaccine IPV Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine PCV Measles Rubella vaccine and rotavirus vaccine have been introduced along with new technology like electronic vaccine intelligence network eVIN to monitor the vaccine logistics National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization NTAGI and Adverse Effect following Immunization AEFI surveillance establishment in India has further strengthened the program The Universal Immunization Programme of India is moving in a direction that is consistent with the perspective of the global vaccine action plan GVAP making it possible for the country to achieve most of the targets laid down by GVAP by 2020 Keywords Global Vaccine Action Plan Immunization UIP NTAGI AEFI
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Priti Chaudhary, Sourabh Saxena, Sheenu Chaudhary
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