April 2023 | Delhi
WHO Representative to India Dr Roderico H. Ofrin with a child who is getting immunized at Urban Primary Health Centre Daryaganj in Delhi. WHO India provides technical and field support to the Government of India to immunize and protect every child. (Photo: Rajiv Solanki / ยฉ WHO India)
April 2023 | Delhi
Full immunization protects children against several vaccine-preventable diseases. A child proudly holds up his vaccination card after getting vaccinated against measles-rubella at an Urban Primary Health Centre in Delhi. (Photo: Rajiv Solanki / ยฉ WHO India)
March 2023 | Pherzawl, Manipur
WHO supported an advocacy session to reduce vaccine hesitancy in Toulbung village in the hard-to-reach district of Pherzawl in Manipur. With support from the village chief, the WHO field team organized an advocacy session with the community to share information, respond to queries, and address misconceptions about vaccination. (Photo: ยฉ WHO India)
March 2023 | West Bengal
Over 22.3 million children between the ages of nine months and 15 years have been vaccinated as part of a measles and rubella (MR) catch-up campaign launched on 9 January 2023 in West Bengal. WHO teams are working with the government in MR surveillance, strengthening immunization, outbreak response, strengthening laboratory network.
March 2023 | Kamjong, Manipur
ASHA Ms Alungwon (in black) plays with the baby as his mother gets the immunization card for review in Pabung village, Kamjong district, Manipur. WHO National Public Support Network provides technical and surveillance support to the Government of India to improve full immunization coverage in underserved and hard-to-reach areas. (Photo: Sanchita Sharma / ยฉ WHO India)
March 2023 |West Bengal
Reaching the unreached! A WHO team on its way to the Bansberia Char, a riverine island, in Hooghly for a vaccination session. WHO is committed to working with Member States to ensure access to life-saving vaccines!
March 2023 | Jharkhand
As part of measles and rubella (MR) catch-up vaccination campaign, over 4.5 million children have been vaccinated across nine districts of Jharkhand this year. Reaching at least 95% children in every district is essential for MR elimination. WHO teams are working with the government in MR surveillance, strengthening immunization, outbreak response, strengthening laboratory network.
March 2023 | West Bengal
A girl holding up her vaccination card during the measles-rubella vaccination campaign in West Bengal. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease, rubella causes congenital birth defects. Vaccination prevents both diseases. WHO provides field support to the government for surveillance, strengthening full immunization, and ensuring universal access to life-saving vaccines.(Photo: ยฉ WHO India)
February 2023 | Guwahati, Assam
WHO supported Assam state government in conducting three rounds of Special Immunization Drive 2.0 from December 2022 to February 2023 to vaccinate all โdrop outโ and โleft outโ children and pregnant women under Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). Outreach immunization sites were set up in underserved areas to take UIP services to the community. (Photo: Sanchita Sharma / ยฉ WHO India)
February 2023 | Morigaon, Assam
ASHA worker Ms Nomita Paharia assists ANM Ms Anamika Das vaccinate three-months-old baby Ms Anu Mirda in the arms of her mother Ms Morimi Mirda in Morigaon district, Assam. The Government of Indiaโs Universal Immunization Programme provides free vaccines to all children nationally against 11 diseases, and sub-nationally against Japanese encephalitis in endemic areas. (Photo: Sanchita Sharma / ยฉ WHO India)
March 2023 | Tamenglong, Manipur
Nurse Ms Karnuale Pame carrying vaccines across River Jiri to Impa Ningdi village under Tousem subdivision in Tamenglong district, Manipur, for Routine Immunization. It takes 3.5 hours to reach Impa Nigdi from Aben Sub-Centre, where Ms Pame supports ANM Ms Thiamboi Gangmei cover the routine immunization sessions in 14 hard-to-reach villages. (Photo: ยฉ WHO India)
February 2023 | Morigaon, Assam
A mother waits her turn to get her son vaccinated at Gopal Krishna Tea Estate Hospital in Killing Valley, Morigaon district, Assam. WHO supported the state government conduct three rounds of Special Immunization Drive (SID) 2.0 from December 2022 to February 2023 to vaccinate all โdrop outโ and โleft outโ children and pregnant women under Universal Immunization Programme. (Photo: Sanchita Sharma / ยฉ WHO India)
16 February 2023 | Delhi
Measles and rubella (MR) vaccination catch-up campaign was organized at Sunrise Public School in Nuh district, Haryana on 16 February 2023. Dr Puneet Mishra from WHOโs National Public Health Support Network speaks with students post their vaccination. (Photo: Nivedita Vasudeva / ยฉ WHO India)
16 February 2023 | Odisha
ASHA Jhunubala Sahoo fingermarking a student after administering anti-filaria medication at Daspalla High School in Nayagarh district, Odisha. Under the ongoing MDA campaign, GoI is administering LF drugs to 640 million people at risk in 930 blocks in 90 affected districts in 10 states. WHOโs national and field teams are assisting the government in concurrent monitoring of MDA rounds. (ยฉWHO India)
6 February 2023 | Delhi
Delhi has launched a six-week measles-rubella vaccination campaign on 6 February, to protect children between the ages of nine months and five years. Make sure your child gets MR vaccination. (Photo credit: Lakshmi Bamdoli / ยฉ WHO India)
6 February 2023 | Haryana
Haryana has launched a measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign on 6 February to vaccinate children (nine months to 15 years age group) in Nuh and Palwal districts with a goal to cover 470,000 children. WHO Indiaโs National Public Health Support Network is providing planning and field support to the state and district administration to implement the vaccination drive. (Photo credit: Ravinder Pal Singh / ยฉ WHO India)
6 February 2023 | Haryana
Vaccinated children hold up their measles-rubella (MR) vaccination certificates in Nuh district in Haryana. The state has launched an MR vaccination campaign on 6 February to vaccinate children in Nuh and Palwal districts, which reported 17 measles outbreaks in 2022. (Photo credit: Sanjeev Tanwar / ยฉ WHO India)
