Mission Indradhanush has been launched in Madhya Pradesh from April 7. Besides, ANMs (Auxiliary Nursing & Midwifery) in the State have already been entrusted with special responsibility towards mothers and children through mother and child tracking system. Vaccines are administered at Gram Arogya Kendra level every Tuesday and Friday.
Despite this, several children are left out. Mission Indradhanush is an important medium to safeguard lives of these left out children. As many as 23,000 teams are working in the State. Health workers are reaching even the places where government servants do not reach, generally.
Vaccination teams are visiting door-to-door and even places inhabited by Nomadic and Banjara people to vaccinate children. State-wide Mission Indradhanush was launched from Vidisha to mark World Health Day to safeguard lives of children through vaccination. In various districts of the state, the Mission activities are being conducted in week-long phases.
Under it, children upto 2 years of age and pregnant women are being vaccinated. Campaign’s second phase will be held from May 7, third June 7 and fourth fromJuly 7 for seven days each. Campaign to dispel misgivings about lifesaving vaccinations against diphtheria, chronic cold, tetanus, polio, TB, small pox and Hepatitis-B will also be undertaken on state level. Chief Minister and Chief Secretary have chaired meetings and given directives for effective implementation of the Mission.
Percentage of vaccination is 66.4 percent in the state which is more than national average of 65 percent. Now, strategy has been chalked out to achieve 100 percent target under it. He said that success will surely be achieved in meeting this target with the cooperation of public representatives.
Government of India has selected 201 districts of the country for Mission Indradhanush including 15 top priority districts of Madhya Pradesh - Alirajpur, Anuppur, Chhatarpur, Damoh, Jhabua, Mandla, Panna, Raisen, Sagar, Rewa, Satna, Tikamgarh, Shahdol, Umaria and Vidisha. The state government is also paying attention to vaccination in the remaining districts.