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1. Vaccine Logistics and Supply Chain
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2. Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare is constantly striving hard
to make India disease free. It is a
task riddled with a lot of
challenges and hurdles. By
launching the Routine
Immunization Program in the
country, the Ministry is trying to
curb the spread of diseases
among children and women in
India that can be controlled with
timely vaccination.
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3. Out of the several challenges faced by the country, the major is related with
Vaccine Logistics and Supply Chain. Ensuring the reach of these vaccines on
time across the length and breadth of the country is difficult but not
impossible. The Ministry has tried to overcome this challenge with its timely
interventions and a well-planned approach to the whole program.
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4. The Ministry tries hard to
enhance the coverage of the
availability of vaccines and for
this purpose, they come up with a
schedule, following which they
try to make these important
vaccines available in the far
reaches of the country. Although,
the Ministry still falls short as far
as its target coverage statistics is
concerned, but the gap is fast
being bridged.
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5. In the rural areas of the country, the awareness and knowledge about maintaining
health and sanitation is still low. With ambitious programs being launched by the
Government, chances are that soon the rural population of the country will
understand the significance of hygiene and cleanliness. The probability of suffering
from many hygiene related problems can be reduced.
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Significance of Timely Availability of Vaccines

6. Still, there is a need to ensure vaccines reaching on time to the far recesses of
the villages so that each and every child is safe against some common diseases.
The aim and objective of the Ministry is to get the country rid of health
problems that occurs because of lack of cleanliness, hygiene, sanitation and
nutrition.
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7. The latest report clearly indicates that the
Ministry has successfully been able to move
ahead a notch or two as far as vaccine
logistics and supply chain is concerned. Plans
are being made to avoid wastage, ineffective
vaccines, ensuring their proper storage till
they reach their ultimate destination and
more. Cold-chain capacity is also going to be
increased to ensure vaccines do not get
waste due to improper storage facilities.
Thus, Ministry is right on the track and taking
strides to make the entire process simple
and full proof.
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8. Contact Us
Immunization Technical Support Unit (ITSU)
14, Community Centre, Panchsheel Park
New Delhi- 110017, India
Website: https://www.itsu.org.in
Thanks
ITSU ORG.
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