HPV vaccine must be added to Universal Immunisation Programme to cut cervical cancer risk: Parl panelA Parliamentary panel urges swift HPV vaccine inclusion in India's Universal Immunisation Programme to combat cervical cancer, prevalent am...
21 Aug, 2025, 03.03 PM IST
Zero-dose children in India declined from 0.11% in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024: Union Health MinistryIndia has significantly reduced the percentage of zero-dose children and achieved remarkable progress in maternal and child health. This su...
28 Jun, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
After Co-WIN, govt launches U-WIN to digitise India's universal immunisation programmeCarrying vaccination cards of children and pregnant women, struggling to keep a tab on the next jab and other such hassles may soon become ...
23 Jan, 2023, 06.49 PM IST
Govt plans to repurpose CoWIN for its Universal Immunisation ProgrammeThe vaccination record under the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) is now maintained manually. "Once Co-WIN is repurposed to include t...
27 May, 2022, 11.15 AM IST
India implementing largest immunisation programme globally: Mansukh MandaviyaThe minister noted that while the pace of routine immunization has slowed down due to Covid pandemic, IMI 4.0 will immensely contribute in ...
07 Feb, 2022, 05.43 PM IST
Govt defers national polio immunisation programmeThe Union Health Ministry has communicated the decision to defer the polio immunisation programme to all states through a letter on January...
13 Jan, 2021, 11.58 AM IST
Government plans special immunisation programme for COVID-19 vaccineThis special COVID-19 immunisation programme would run in parallel with the Universal Immunisation Programme, but will use its processes, t...
23 Oct, 2020, 04.23 PM IST
COVID-19 vaccine will under distributed under special immunization programme: OfficialsThe existing digital platform and processes used for the Universal Immunisation Programme are being enhanced to track COVID-19 vaccine admi...
22 Oct, 2020, 10.41 PM IST
Not just for children! Here are the vaccines that every adult needs to getAdults too need preventive immunisation against many deadly diseases.
06 Mar, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
National policy, improved immunisation programme highlights on health front in 2017The nod to the draft National Medical Commission Bill, 2017, by the Cabinet, towards the end of the year, despite opposition from some quar...
28 Dec, 2017, 12.10 PM IST
Modi government advances immunisation programme deadline to 2018With the next general election due in 2019, early completion of the project aimed at reducing high child mortality rates in India will coun...
03 May, 2017, 12.41 AM IST
Gavi to give $500 mn to India for immunisation programmeA global agency has committed to offer $500 million to the Indian government over the next five years for supporting immunisation programme...
09 Dec, 2015, 11.03 PM IST
Government to target 95 per cent immunisation cover by 2016 end: J P Nadda, Health MinisterSeeking to enhance the mission, Nadda sought help of the private sector in developing cost-effective vaccines and for better management of ...
30 Jun, 2015, 08.54 PM IST
Government seeks private sector help to boost immunisation programmeHealth Minister J P Nadda sought help of private sector in developing cost- effective vaccines and for better management of the programme i...
30 Jun, 2015, 06.14 PM IST
Universal immunisation programme coverage 65% in 2014: Nadda"The full immunisation coverage is approximately 65 per cent in 2014," Nadda said, adding that the government was setting targets for child...
10 Mar, 2015, 05.08 PM IST
Injectable polio vaccine to be part of immunisation programmeAs against 17.8% of global population and 20 per cent of child birth, its share of newborn deaths was 28% and TB cases 25%.
28 Jul, 2014, 03.25 PM IST
- Wyeth seeks to include Prevnar in immunisation programme
Pharma major Wyeth (India) is in talks with the government to include its pneumococcal vaccine (PCV), Prevnar in the country’s national imm...
20 Jul, 2009, 01.19 AM IST