What is the aim of Mission Indradhanush?

Objective. The Mission Indradhanush aims to cover all those children who are either unvaccinated, or are partially vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases. India’s Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) provide free vaccines against 12 life threatening diseases, to 26 million children annually.

How many diseases are covered under Mission Indradhanush?

The programme provides vaccination against eight life-threatening diseases (diphtheria, whooping cough, Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) causing pneumonia and meningitis, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B) in the entire country.

When did Mission Indradhanush launched in our country?

December 2014
Mission Indradhanush (MI) was launched in December 2014 and aims at increasing the full immunization coverage to children to 90\%.

Which one of the following is a toxoid vaccine?

Vaccines against diphtheria and tetanus are the best examples of toxoid vaccines.

What is the objective of the intensive mission indradhanush 3.0 which was launched in February 2021?

Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0 (IMI 3.0) aimed to reach the unreached population with all the available vaccines under Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) and thereby accelerate the full immunization and complete immunization coverage of children and pregnant women.”

Which is the most heat sensitive vaccine?

Polio vaccine is the most sensitive to heat, while tetanus toxoid is the least sensitive.

What is the objective of intensified mission indradhanush 3.2 which was launched in February 2021?

Objective: To reach the unreached population with all the available vaccines under Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) and thereby accelerate the full immunization and complete immunization coverage of children and pregnant women.

What is routine immunization?

Routine immunization is the foundation through which countries provide access to lifesaving vaccines and control and eradicate vaccine-preventable diseases. It is the process of timely vaccination on a regular basis with vaccines considered important for a given country to reduce morbidity and mortality.

What is the difference between a vaccine and a toxoid?

Vaccines are substances administered to generate a protective immune response. They can be live attenuated or killed. Toxoids are inactivated bacterial toxins. They retain the ability to stimulate the formation of antitoxins, which are antibodies directed against the bacterial toxin.

What is indradhanush scheme for banks?

Recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks. Government announced Indradhanush plan for revamping Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in August 2015. The plan envisaged, inter alia, infusion of capital in PSBs by the Government to the tune of Rs. 70,000 crore over a period of four financial years.

What is Mission Indradhanush (mi)?

Mission Indradhanush (MI) was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) on 25th December 2014 with the aim of expanding immunization coverage to all children across India. Children across socio-economic, cultural and geographical spectrums in India, are being immunized under this program.

What is PM Modi’s Mission Indradhanush?

While announcing that the central government would provide vaccines to the states for free, PM Modi spoke about Mission Indradhanush, under which, India’s vaccine coverage has reached 90\% overall. Mission Indradhanush is a health mission of the government of India, launched by Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda on 25 December 2014.

What is the Indradhanush for PSBs mission?

The Indradhanush for PSBs mission aims at revamping the functioning of the Public Sector Banks in order to enable them to compete with the Private Sector Banks. It seeks to revive economic growth by means of reduction of political interference in the functioning of PSBs and improving credit.

What is Phase III of Mission Indradhanush?

Phase III of Mission Indradhanush was launched from 7 April 2016 covering 216 districts. Four intensified immunization rounds were conducted for seven days in each between April and July 2016, in these districts.