A UN report reveals that India accounts for 6.4% of the world's zero-dose children in 2024, representing nearly half of South Asia's unvacc...

The Health Security Agency in Britain said on Friday that measles vaccination rates in parts of London have dropped so low that the capital...

Carrying vaccination cards of children and pregnant women, struggling to keep a tab on the next jab and other such hassles may soon become ...

Presently, the second dose of Covishield is given between 12-16 weeks after the first dose under the National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy.

The Goa government's decision to close down the vaccination centre comes 13 months after it began the extensive exercise of administering t...

When parents disagree over whether to vaccinate their child, the child may be delayed in getting vaccinated.

Data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN children's agency UNICEF showed that 23 million children missed out on basic child...

"If we're to avoid multiple outbreaks of life-threatening diseases like measles, yellow fever and diphtheria, we must ensure routine vaccin...

The President will launch the Polio National Immunisation Day on 30th January by administering Polio drops to some children at the Rashtrap...

The eVIN has reached 32 states and Union territories (UTs) and will soon be introduced in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Ladakh a...

In its 'Guidance note on Provision of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health Plus Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) services during a...

The nod to the draft National Medical Commission Bill, 2017, by the Cabinet, towards the end of the year, despite opposition from some quar...

The programme will focus on improving immunisation coverage in the districts and cities to ensure 90 per cent coverage for full immunisatio...

J P Nadda said 10 new AIIMS would help fill the gap by adding 16,300 additional beds. The AIIMS will have all super specialties.

The funds will be disbursed over next three years , subject to achievement of results, which include better health facilities and higher ch...

Mission Indradhanush aims to cover by 2020 all such children, who are either unvaccinated or are partially vaccinated against seven vaccine...

Incidentally, India became polio-free last year, and barring stray cases in West Bengal, the country remained polio-free in the past one ye...