BJP’s incompetence exposed by women, children health data, claims KhargeCongress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has criticized the BJP government. He claims NFHS-6 data reveals the government's incompetence in health...
05 Jun, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission crosses landmark milestone of 90 crore ABHA accountsIn a significant achievement towards building a digitally empowered healthcare ecosystem, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), imple...
30 May, 2026, 05.17 PM IST
It’s not just war and inflation dragging Trump and Republicans downAs Donald Trump’s current administration unfolds, he is aggressively advocating for a series of contentious policies that appear to be at o...
14 Apr, 2026, 09.09 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
No adverse impact due to rescheduling of polio immunisation drive: GovernmentIndia conducts one nationwide NID, commonly known as the pulse polio immunisation programme, and two sub-national immunization days every y...
09 Mar, 2021, 04.23 PM IST
'States have started implementing IMI 3.0 for kids, pregnant woman not immunised in routine drive'The campaign aims to accelerate the full immunisation of children and pregnant women in the country and the first phase has been rolled out...
23 Feb, 2021, 03.42 PM IST
National Polio immunisation programme rescheduled, to begin on January 31The President will launch the Polio National Immunisation Day on 30th January by administering Polio drops to some children at the Rashtrap...
14 Jan, 2021, 02.53 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
Poor coverage of measles vaccine holding back India’s full immunisationThe poor coverage of measles vaccination and later doses of basic vaccines like those for polio, diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT) ar...
30 Aug, 2020, 10.34 AM IST
89 lakh children not fully immunised: GovernmentGovernment today admitted that 89 lakh children in India are either partially immunised or have received no immunisation.
08 Mar, 2016, 04.07 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
58% immunisation rate in rural areas, 67% in urban: GovernmentNadda said funds allocated by govt to promote immunisation programme in India in 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 are Rs 221.70 cr, Rs 188.91 c...
12 May, 2015, 04.43 PM IST
Government to launch huge media campaign on immunisation from March 23Government will launch media campaign to educate masses on immunisation, ahead of implementing its ambitious health programme - 'Mission In...
16 Mar, 2015, 10.24 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
- 5-in-1 booster shot for immunisation
The government is expected to upgrade the existing three-in-once vaccine for infants to a five-in-one by the end of the year under the nati...
20 Jul, 2009, 02.31 AM IST