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Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) is a vaccination programme launched by the Government of India in 1985. [1] It became a part of Child Survival and Safe Motherhood Programme in 1992 and is currently one of the key areas under the National Health Mission since 2005.
Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) IA2030 was setup to ensure universal access to vaccines, strengthen health care systems, and support universal health coverage. 2020-2023 COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Was established to accelerate the development, production, and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines [13] 2023-2024 The Big Catch-Up
A vaccination policy is a health policy adopted in order to prevent the spread of infectious disease. These policies are generally put into place by state or local governments, but may also be set by private facilities, such as workplaces or schools. [1] [2] Many policies have been developed and implemented since vaccines were first made widely ...
Health policy can be defined as the "decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific healthcare goals within a society". [1] According to the World Health Organization, an explicit health policy can achieve several things: it defines a vision for the future; it outlines priorities and the expected roles of different groups; and it builds consensus and informs people.
A 2018 study into Cambodia's national immunization program found wastage rates of 0% to 60% depending on location and vaccination type. [3]A study from India which collected Universal Immunisation Programme data from two different locations (Kangra and Pune districts) between January 2016 to December 2017 found wastage rates that differed according to vaccine type, reuse type, vial size ...
India, like many other countries, uses the World Health Organization system for reporting and classifying "Adverse Events following Immunization". [8] The government agency which manages this program is responsible for both increasing safety and giving an explanation if a problem occurs. [ 9 ]
In 1995, following the Global Polio Eradication Initiative of the World Health Organization (1988), India launched Pulse Polio immunization program with Universal Immunization Program which aimed at 100% coverage. [citation needed] The last reported cases of wild polio in India were in West Bengal and Gujarat on 13 January 2011. [1]
Mass vaccination is a public policy effort to vaccinate a large number of people, possibly the entire population of the world or of a country or region, within a short period of time. This policy may be directed during a pandemic, when there is a localized outbreak or scare of a disease for which a vaccine exists, or when a new vaccine is invented.