The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare consists of the following departments:
- Health & Family Welfare
- Health Research
- AIDS Control
- Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH)
Along with all the other health facilities, India was in desperate need of strong immunization programme that can cater to its large population, spread across rural and urban sectors. There was a majority of population that does not have access to the immunization facilities, thus, they used to face different health problems in life. The Indian government decided to take a corrective action and declared the year 2012 as the Year of Intensification of Routine Immunization (RI) in India. With the establishment of Immunization Technical Support Unit (ITSU), the implementation of MoHFW’s Multi-Year Strategic Plan for Immunization has been made possible.
ITSU has worked towards designing effective strategies for implementation of UIP by improving the access, quality and coverage of the routine immunization programmes. It particularly focuses on Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to make existing as well as future vaccines within their reach.
ITSU 