Universal Immunisation Programme India

The indigenously developed quadrivalent HPV vaccine may be considered for introduction in the Universal Immunisation programme (UIP) as a two-dose regimen for adolescent girls aged 9-14 years, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

A revamped CoWIN platform incorporating India's Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) is likely to be launched in pilot mode mid-September, with blood and organ donation features to be integrated in it in later phases.

The Union government is planning to repurpose the CoWIN platform for India's Universal Immunisation Programme and other national health programmes

India is implementing the largest inoculation drive globally where annually over 3 crore pregnant women and 2.6 crore children are covered through the Universal Immunisation Programme, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday.

Pune's Serum Institute of India will start supplying Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) to the Union government for the Universal Immunisation Programme from this month, becoming the first Indian company to do so, official sources said today.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said a digital platform used in the Universal Immunisation Programme was being repurposed to digitally track the movement of stocks of COVID-19 vaccines, once available, and also trace those who will receive the shots thus ensuring last-mile vaccine delivery.

New Delhi: As part of India’s immunisation programme, a new vaccine has been introduced last week. The newly-launched vaccine protects children against pneumonia – a disease that is a cause of death for more children under five years of age than any other infectious diseases in India. India accounts for nearly 20 per cent of global pneumonia de...

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday launched the pulse polio programme for 2017 by administering polio drops to children aged below five years at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The programme will cover 17 crore children aged under five years in an effort to maintain the country’s ‘polio-free’ status. Mr Mukherjee launched the countrywi...

Lauding India for launching the rotavirus vaccine under its Universal Immunisation Programme, World Health Organization (WHO) today said the introduction of the vaccine marks an "immensely important" step for the health and well-being of the country's children.

India may introduce Hepatitis B Vaccine (HBV) in the Universal Immunisation Programme by the year 2002, according to health officials. HBV has already been included in the immunisation programmes of most of the South East Asian nations like Indonesia, Maldives, Bhutan and Thailand. Bangladesh, Myanmar and Korea will also include it in their progr...

The indigenously developed quadrivalent HPV vaccine may be considered for introduction in the Universal Immunisation programme (UIP) as a two-dose regimen for adolescent girls aged 9-14 years, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

A revamped CoWIN platform incorporating India's Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) is likely to be launched in pilot mode mid-September, with blood and organ donation features to be integrated in it in later phases.

The Union government is planning to repurpose the CoWIN platform for India's Universal Immunisation Programme and other national health programmes

India is implementing the largest inoculation drive globally where annually over 3 crore pregnant women and 2.6 crore children are covered through the Universal Immunisation Programme, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday.

Pune's Serum Institute of India will start supplying Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) to the Union government for the Universal Immunisation Programme from this month, becoming the first Indian company to do so, official sources said today.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said a digital platform used in the Universal Immunisation Programme was being repurposed to digitally track the movement of stocks of COVID-19 vaccines, once available, and also trace those who will receive the shots thus ensuring last-mile vaccine delivery.

New Delhi: As part of India’s immunisation programme, a new vaccine has been introduced last week. The newly-launched vaccine protects children against pneumonia – a disease that is a cause of death for more children under five years of age than any other infectious diseases in India. India accounts for nearly 20 per cent of global pneumonia de...

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday launched the pulse polio programme for 2017 by administering polio drops to children aged below five years at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The programme will cover 17 crore children aged under five years in an effort to maintain the country’s ‘polio-free’ status. Mr Mukherjee launched the countrywi...

Lauding India for launching the rotavirus vaccine under its Universal Immunisation Programme, World Health Organization (WHO) today said the introduction of the vaccine marks an "immensely important" step for the health and well-being of the country's children.

India may introduce Hepatitis B Vaccine (HBV) in the Universal Immunisation Programme by the year 2002, according to health officials. HBV has already been included in the immunisation programmes of most of the South East Asian nations like Indonesia, Maldives, Bhutan and Thailand. Bangladesh, Myanmar and Korea will also include it in their progr...