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Sunil Gavaskar, Madhuri Mishra and lessons in influence Note to readers:  Soch to Success is a weekly column to enhance critical thinking skills for you to achieve success. Each article is packed with insights, tools, and a roadmap to action. He stuffed hand towels in the front pockets of his trousers to make them work like thigh guards and she, far away from him, walked nearly eight kilometres a day to accomplish her mission. He created a path, she knocked on doors. He flew from country to co...

One of the most successful public health interventions in contemporary human history, vaccinations have aided the world in eradicating multiple diseases and brought many others to the brink of elimination. It saves 2 to 3 million lives each year from diseases such as tetanus, influenza, measles and diphtheria. Not only are vaccines critical for preventing infectious diseases, but also for controlling the severity and spread of such diseases. The pandemics of the past have taught us the rarity o...

The government also brought private hospitals, which are empanelled under various central and state government health schemes, into the vaccination programme. Those eligible would pay up to Rs 250 per dose to get vaccinated at these private hospitals or get vaccinated at a government facility free of charge. Until March 1, Covid-19 vaccinations were only open to healthcare and other frontline workers. Photo credit: Amit Dave/ Reuters Along with this scaling up of Covid-19 vaccination infrastru...

Mar 09 2021, 5:29 PM March 09 2021, 11:26 AM March 09 2021, 5:29 PM This January, soon after the central government began its Covid-19 vaccination programme, a 37-year-old anganwadi worker in Andhra Pradesh received her first shot of a two-dose vaccine. A few days later, she developed a skin allergy and bleeding in her gums, and her platelet count dropped, according to her cousin Ankaiah Pallala. This January, soon after the central government began its Covid-19 vaccination programme, a 37-year...

‘Vaccine production, jabs core part of health stimulus’ March 05, 2021 FinMin report also says GVA is a better metric to track economy than GDP Rapid production and deployment of Covid-19 vaccination will be critical in taking forward the health stimulus deep into FY22 (FY 22), a report prepared by the Finance Ministry’s Economic Affairs Department said on Friday. This remark has come at a time when the country is going through the second phase of vaccination that aims to cover 30 crore ...

India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive may derail its mother-child immunisation programme As sytems are diverted for Covid-19, they may get too strained to handle the routine immunisation programmes, warn experts. Mar 04, 2021 · 01:30 pm India’s immunisation programme for 12 diseases, which targets 2.67 crore infants and 2.9 crore mothers, is one of the world’s largest. | Reuters/ Amit Dave India’s Covid-19 vaccination target of delivering up to 50 crore doses by...

Highlights Dr Harsh Vardhan launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0 The Union Minister also launched the IMI 3.0 portal and released the Operational Guidelines for it The immunization drive will be conducted in two rounds starting from February 22 and March 22 New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 which will be conducted in two rounds starting from February 22 and March 22 across 250 districts/urban areas identified in 29 Sta...

Bengaluru, Feb 20 : The Intensified Mission Indradhannush 3.0 (IMI 3.0) immunisation drive to vaccinate pregnant women and children against eight diseases

The country has successfully been able to contain COVID-19: Harsh Vardhan New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 with a focus on children and pregnant women who missed their vaccine doses during the COVID-19 pandemic. IMI 3.0 will have two rounds starting from February 22 and March 22 and will be conducted in 250 pre-identified districts and urban areas across 29 states and Union territories. "Focus of IMI 3.0 will be the children and...

Read more about Mission Indradhanush 3.0 to focus on children, womens vaccine doses on Business Standard. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 with a focus on children and pregnant women who missed their vaccine doses during the COVID-19 pandemic.