Measles Rubella Vaccine National Campaign

Abstract

India has attained impressive milestones through immunisation and continues with its efforts to achieve comprehensive immunisation coverage for a birth cohort of 27 million children through the Universal
Immunisation Programme (UIP). Immunisation is one of the most effective public health intervention strategies for protection of children especially under 5 years of age from life threatening conditions which are preventable. Despite high vaccination levels for each individual vaccines, India’s full vaccination coverage levels has plateaued around 65% (RSOC 2013-14) in
the last few years with slow progress thus contributing to continued high burden of morbidity and mortality in children from vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs).