8 April, 2012, Times of India
BHOPAL: With a message to 'Be wise Immunise', intensification of routine immunisation (IRI) programme is set to begin across 38 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Antigen-wise the state falls well below the national average in immunisation with just 42.9% according to state-level coverage survey carried out in 2009. India has declared 2012 as the year of IRI.
District Mother and Child Health (MCH) officials from all 50 districts are participating in two-day orientation programme ahead of IRI launch in the state capital. The Union government, based on District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS - III), has identified 38 districts in the state with less that 50% immunisation. The programme is supported by the WHO and the UNICEF improving immunisation levels in SEAR countries in south-east Asia.
District Mother and Child Health (MCH) officials from all 50 districts are participating in two-day orientation programme ahead of IRI launch in the state capital. The Union government, based on District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS - III), has identified 38 districts in the state with less that 50% immunisation. The programme is supported by the WHO and the UNICEF improving immunisation levels in SEAR countries in south-east Asia.
