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.