‘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 people by August.
The government has provided over ₹2.34-lakh crore for health and well-being in the Budget for FY 22.
According to the report, India is well-positioned to become the largest producer of vaccine in the world and currently ranked third behind the US and the UK in administering vaccine doses.
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 July, which is largely piggy-backing on the country’s existing routine immunisation programme, may strain the system, public health professionals warn.
India’s
largest. The country has also started the world’s
largest Covid-19 immunisation programme this year. Both these programmes are being implemented in parallel, using much of the
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 States/Union Territories.
The Union Minister also launched the IMI 3.0 portal and released the Operational Guidelines for it and the awareness material/IEC package developed as part of the campaign.
IMI 3.0 is an initiative by the government to provide immunization free of cost to pregnant women and children in India. 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 “Mi
Bengaluru, Feb 20 : The Intensified Mission Indradhannush 3.0 (IMI 3.0) immunisation drive to vaccinate pregnant women and children against eight diseases
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