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India News: With Covid-19 disrupting child immunisation over the past year, children’s hospitals are now planning ahead.

Updated: Share Article AAA PMK youth wing leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday urged that the integrated vaccine complex at Chengalpattu should not be privatised. In a statement, he said reports about attempts to privatise the facility is shocking and the move is unjustifiable especially when the need for vaccines in India is increasing. Handing over the facility to the private sector would defeat the very purpose of why the complex was formed in the first place. The complex should either be run by the Centre or taken over by the Tamil Nadu government. Dr. Anbumani wondered why the Tamil Na...

The value of vaccination Covid has underscored the far-reaching impact of the jab In the world of healthcare, both prevention, and cure compose of many threads. Today, the value of vaccines can’t be emphasised enough. They not only improve the health of people everywhere, but also create stronger, and more productive communities. Thanks to vaccination against various diseases, some 37 million lives were saved between 2000 and 2019 in low- and middle-income countries. With continued global commitment, an estimated 32 million more can be saved by 2030. While it may take some more time to hel...

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 Operatio...

Sheth) "The behavioral tools of choice architecture, message framing, addressing cognitive biases, and creating norms can be powerful arsenals in the policy-makers tool kit to influence pro-vaccination behavior for the COVID-19 disease." Although widespread vaccinations can help address the COVID-19 pandemic in India, multiple barriers may limit vaccine uptake. In light of the country's goal of inoculating approximately 1.3 billion people within a year, this article applies insights from behavioural economics in the context of vaccination hesitancy and acceptance in India, focusing on strate...