Dimapur, July 9 (EMN): Kiphire district, which has been identified as ‘Aspirational district’ by NITI Aayog would get the preference to receive the extended Mission Indradhanush (MI) vaccination programme. The first round vaccination programme would start from July 16 and continue for 17 days.
This was informed during meeting of the state task force on extended Mission Indradhanush under Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan held in the conference hall of the commissioner and secretary of health & family welfare, Kohima, on July 9.
While presenting power point on review of preparedness for extended MI-SIO (UIP) & SMO, WHO, Visasieü Kire, said that the main objectives of Mission Indradhanush is to rapidly saturate the identified 115 aspirational districts and sustain thereafter through routine immunisation.
All children and pregnant women should receive all due vaccines with special focus on children up to 2 years of age. She said three rounds of Mission Indradhanush would be conducted in aspirational districts where the 1st round is scheduled from July 16.
In Nagaland, Kiphire district has been identified as ‘Aspirational district’ by NITI AAYOG. The first round would start from July 16 and continue for 17 days. In this regard, 16 villages have been selected by MOHFW and training of medical officers, BPMs and FLWs were conducted. Head count in all the villages were completed on July 6.
Uploading of target beneficiaries on portal is completed and official launching of the programme by the deputy commissioner has been planned on July 16, she mentioned.
Mission Director, NHM, Kevichiisa Medikhru delivered the opening remarks, while the commissioner and secretary of health & family welfare, Himato Zhimomi, delivered the closing remarks. Allied departments also participated in the State Task Force meeting.
