97 % of Nuh and Palwal covered under IMI

CHANDIGARH, DEC 16

In a bid to ensure immunization to every child covered under Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0, two districts in Haryana, namely Nuh (Mewat) and Palwal has achieved more than 97 percent  coverage.

          Sharing more information in this regard, Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), Haryana, Mrs Amneet P Kumar, said that these two districts were included for Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 in the State and in the first month itself, more than 97 percent children have been vaccinated against the set target. 

          She said that in district Palwal children of age group 0-2 years 6158 children vaccinated against the target of 6190 children i.e. 99.48 percent, 1424 pregnant women vaccinated against the target of 1150 pregnant women i.e. 123 percent. 

          She further informed that a total 579 sessions were organized against 426 planned sessions. In district Nuh (Mewat) children of age group 0-2 years 23498 children vaccinated against the target of 23676 children i.e. 99.25 percent, 5122 pregnant women vaccinated against the target of 5264 pregnant women i.e. 97.3 percent and a total 1214 sessions were organized against 1166  planned sessions.

          She said that IMI 2.0 will be conducted from Dec 2019- March 2020. IMI 2.0 immunization drive will be spread over seven working days, excluding public holidays, Sundays and the routine immunization days planned in that week.

          She further said that series of activities were undertaken at state level, line departments were taken into loop for coordinated activities for social mobilization at all levels i.e. district/block/village, preparations were monitored and reviewed regularly by district and state level. 

          She said that district level efforts had been really remarkable as all district level functionaries left no stone unturned to achieve desired results.

          Mrs Amneet further said that Deputy Commissioners of District Palwal and Nuh took personal interest and extended their full support to achieve targets, several community meetings were organised by SDMs of respective blocks, Civil surgeons, SMOs, Religious leaders, community leaders, Medical Officers in charges and officers of line departments. Collective efforts at all levels and by all concerned departments made it possible to achieve the objective of immunizing huge number of left out, drop out children and pregnant women.

          Meanwhile, Mission Indradhanush (MI) was launched by Government of India on December 25, 2014 as a special drive to vaccinate all unvaccinated and partially vaccinated children and all pregnant women by 2020 under the Universal Immunization programme. Last IMI was carried out in December 2018.

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