Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Prabhuram Choudhary has said that like Covid-19, make a remarkable achievement in routine vaccination. Work with a pledge of success in the "Saghan Mission Indradhanush" campaign being conducted for the districts with less achievement in routine vaccination to vaccinate within the time-limit. Minister Dr. Chaudhary on Wednesday launched the "Saghan Mission Indradhanush" campaign. He was addressing a workshop organised in connection with the preparations.
Minister Choudhary said that the State has made a remarkable achievement by achieving almost 100 percent target in Covid-19 vaccination. Its positive results are clearly visible in the third wave of Corona. Most of the infected got cured at home. Very few infected felt the need for treatment. Minister Choudhary said that the Health Department did remarkable hard work in the second wave of the Corona epidemic. Under these adverse conditions, some districts have not been able to make the expected achievement in the routine immunization programme.
‘Mission Indradhanush-4’ campaign will be conducted in 10 such districts Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Mandla, Morena, Sagar, Satna and Seoni. The campaign will be held in three phases on March 7, April 4 and May 7. In this, complete immunization will be done to provide health protection to the newborn and pregnant women.
Health Minister Choudhary urged the officers and employees of the Health Department as well as the common citizens to cooperate in the campaign. He said that on the day of the campaign, the common citizens must motivate their families and neighborhood children and pregnant women for vaccination. Complete vaccination provides protection against 12 life-threatening diseases. He asked the 70 Block Medical Officers of the respective districts to fulfill the motto of the campaign "We will reach those who did not reach us". In the campaign, complete immunization of children and pregnant women who have missed or incompletely immunized in routine immunization is to be done.
Director NHM (Vaccination) Santosh Shukla informed about the outline of the "Saghan Mission Indradhanush" campaign. He informed that on the instructions of the Central Government, the campaign is being conducted in selected districts of the states of the country. 10 districts of Madhya Pradesh have been included.Other speakers also addressed the workshop.