The Odisha state government has planned to start mass vaccination in Japanese Encephalitis (JE) affected districts of Malkangiri, Jaipur, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj from first week of December.
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The current health scenario of India
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.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, For A Better Health System In India
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare i.e. Swasthya Aur Parivar Kalyan Mantralaya is a department of health and family welfare under Government of India. It comprises of two departments, Department of Health & Family Welfare and Department of Health Research, both are headed by a Secretary to the Government of India.
Universal Immunization Program in India has set targets to achieve full immunization of all target-age children and their mothers. The program aims to deliver vaccines to each state and district in India. It was in 2012 when India declared the year as the Year of Intensification of Routine Immunization (RI). So to continue the efforts of Universal Immunization Program in India, with the guidance of MoU (Memorandum of Understanding), MoHFW (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) and PHFI (Public Health Foundation of India), a unit called as Immunization Technical Support Unit (ITSU) was established in collaboration with other partners.
The efforts by ITSU are being made with national programs to deliver an impactful change in the health system. The core aim of ITSU is to improve the access, reach, quality and coverage of the routine immunization program in India. The major focus is on the key states like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh for a proper vaccine delivery system, because these states have the most vulnerable populations, pregnant women and children who are from the financially-weaker families and they can’t afford to spend money for health care and facilities. The awareness about essential vaccines is also provided to such families for a healthy and better India.
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Milestones achieved in complete Immunization effort
Government of India’s effort to completely eradicate preventable diseases is making a commendable progress towards achieving the goal of a disease-free India.
ITSU : Creating effective Vaccine delivery system in India
Directed by a multidisciplinary technical team of thematic experts and advisors, ITSU took shape under the guidance of Public Health Foundation of India along with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and partners. Known for supporting the largest health programs of its kind in the world, ITSU provides techno-managerial support for scaling up the Universal Immunization Programme(UIP) of the Government of India.
UIP was launched by government of India to provide full immunization against childhood diseases as a right to every child which was later supported by Mission Indradhanush to strengthen the program. In line with such ventures, PHFI has also set up centres of excellence to raise awareness and strength via research, training and educating in high priority area of public health in India. And working in line with these principles, Immunization Technical Support Unit focusses on national programs and aims to deliver real change, working closely with health system, the government and other key stakeholders receiving considerable support from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
ITSU works towards enhancing strategies of the Routine Immunization Program in India and creating effective vaccine delivery system for vaccines. With its on-going efforts, Public Health Foundation of India unites some of world’s most renowned public health specialists, researchers and practitioners, a committed team to bring about a significant positive change in the Indian public health scenario. It strives to deliver services that promote health in multiple settings, uninterrupted.
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