The third round of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI), an intensive immunisation drive, was launched in Haryana today with a target of covering up to 90 per cent of children and pregnant women, an official statement said.
Amit Jha, Principal Secretary, Health Department, today presided over a review meeting of the state task force here and said 2,194 sessions were held in the second round of IMI from November 7, in which 19,550 children and 4,820 pregnant women were vaccinated, and 3,814 children were fully immunized.
Similarly, in the first round, which was launched on October 7, 2,747 sessions were held, Jha said. Nearly 32,443 children and 8,230 pregnant women were vaccinated, and 7,563 children were fully immunized during it, Jha added.
The IMI was launched in the districts of Mewat, Palwal, Faridabad and Urban Gurugram on October 7, he said.
The programme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Gujarat and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar from Gurugram and Ambala, Jha said in the statement.
Speaking on the occasion, Amneet P Kumar, Mission Director of National Health Mission, said the state would conduct a Measles Rubella vaccination campaign in April-May 2018, in which about 90 lakh children between nine months and 10 years of age would be vaccinated.
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