Six Lakh Unvaccinated Children In Madhya Pradesh

31 March, Bhopal

A Central government scheme -Mission Indradhanush, that promises immunization to all children by 2020, will cover nearly 2.6 lakh unvaccinated children in 15 districts of Madhya Pradesh.

There are over six lakh unvaccinated children in Madhya Pradesh. The Mission Indradhanush, which will be held in four rounds from April 7, will reach out to partially immunized or unimmunized children in the state. The mission, depicting seven colors of the rainbow, targets to immunize all children against seven vaccine preventable diseases.

Under the mission, Narendra Modi led NDA government intends to cover 201 high-focus districts, including 15 from Madhya Pradesh, in the first phase of 2015.

The fifteen high-focus districts of Madhya Pradesh include Alirajpur, Anuppur, Chhattarpur, Damoh, Jhabua, Mandla, Panna, Raisen, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Shahdol, Tikamgarh, Umaria and Vidisha.