The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat would launch the second phase of ‘Mission Indradhanush’ in four districts of State on Wednesday. The mission aims to bring all children under protective umbrella from eight fatal diseases. In second phase four districts of Dehradun, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarkashi and Udham Singh Nagar would be covered. In the first phase the scheme was implemented in Haridwar district which the health department officials term as a success.
The CM would kick start the II phase from Doon women hospital on Wednesday. The programme would be attended by the State Health Minister Surendra Singh Negi. The health department officials claim that all the preparation for II phase of mission is complete. The programme is being run under the aegis of National health mission.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Mission Indradhanush is targeting those states and districts which are lagging behind in the total immunization programme of government of India. On Tuesday the Health Secretary, Bhupendra Kaur Olakh interacted with the Chief Development Officers (CDOs) of the all the four districts where the scheme would be implemented and directed them to monitor the programme on day to day basis and extend all possible help to the health department in this task.
Under the mission extensive campaign of immunization from 7 to 14 of every month would be undertaken in all these districts. The deprived children would be immunised with the help of Aganwadi and Asha workers during the campaign.