Two women vaccinators from Chhattisgarh were felicitated by the Union Health Ministry on the International Women’s Day on Tuesday for administering the maximum number of vaccine doses during the Covid-19 vaccination drive.
Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya honoured Pinky Khare of Kabirdham and Pramila Devangan of Raigarh by presenting mementoes at a programme of ‘Best Women Vaccinators’ (Covid-19 Vaccination) in New Delhi.
Khare, from the Pondi Primary Health Center (PHC) in Kabirdham, has administered 70,333 doses of Covid-19 vaccine in 425 sessions. Devangan of Kirodimal Nagar PHC in Raigarh has administered 45,463 doses of Covid-19 vaccine in 402 sessions.
The Union Health Ministry selected both women from on the basis of the evaluation of the vaccination data recorded in the CoWIN application.