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A WHO team and the district reproductive and child health officer, Longding, conducted joint house-to-house monitoring in Pamtong village, Niaussa block, to verify vaccination coverage during the Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) end-of-round survey. Following WHO-supported monitoring in March 2026, the state government identified Pamtong as a “missed area” and subsequently incorporated into routine immunization and IPPI micro-plans. The village is now included in all state and district immunization campaign activities. (© WHO India / Kamhang Sumyan)

A WHO team supported the district health department in conducing house-to-house monitoring of children’s immunization status in Kaiho village in Wakka block. Caregivers were counselled on availing vaccination services as per the recommended immunization schedule. The activity strengthened monitoring coverage in scattered and hard-to-reach settlements and reinforced caregiver awareness about the benefits of immunization. (© WHO India / Kamhang Sumyan)

A girl receives an oral polio vaccine under the watchful eyes of her mother at Chawngte Bazar during the intensified pulse polio vaccination drive in Lawngtlai village. WHO field teams accompanied frontline health workers to identify children who had missed their vaccine doses through finger-marking identification and interviews with the caregiver, who were counselled. WHO field teams provided field monitoring and on-site vaccination support, to the state health and family welfare department to identify and vaccinate unimmunized children. (© WHO India / James Rokunga)

A team of health workers, including a mid-level health provider from Sub-Centre Dongki Ingding, supported by district and block health authorities and WHO, conducted house-to-house active case search in Sohdadek village, Mairang block, West Khasi Hills district, following the reporting of a suspected pertussis case. The team screened the community for pertussis-like symptoms and documented and referred suspected cases for testing and evaluation. WHO supports vaccine-preventable disease surveillance, field investigation, coordination of response, and health programme implementation in 38 health facilities in five blocks of West Khasi Hills and Eastern West Khasi Hills districts. (© WHO India / Sylvarin Shylla)