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Mission Indradhanush: Universal Immunization

Mission Indradhanush aims to expand Immunization coverage to all children and pregnant women.

1. Target


Target

Target
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  • Reaching children who are "Unvaccinated" or "Partially vaccinated" (missed out during routine drives).
  • Diseases: protection against 12 vaccine-preventable diseases including Polio, Measles, Rubella, and Meningitis.
  • Launch: December 2014, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare; original goal was 90% full immunization coverage by 2020.
  • Confused-pair caution: Mission Indradhanush is an intensified periodic "catch-up" drive targeting left-out/dropout children, layered on top of the routine Universal Immunization Programme (UIP, since 1985) — it does not replace UIP.

2. IMI 5.0 (2023)


IMI 5.0 (2023)

IMI 5.0 (2023)
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  • Special focus on identifying children who missed doses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Progression: Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) was launched in 2017 for pockets of low coverage, followed by successive rounds (IMI 2.0 in 2019, IMI 3.0 in 2021, IMI 4.0 in 2022, IMI 5.0 in 2023).

3. Conclusion


Conclusion

Conclusion
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  • Success lies in moving from "Disease vulnerability" to "Antibody-Saturated & Health-Verified Childhood Saturation."