WHO Representative to India Dr Roderico H. Ofrin with a child who is getting immunized at Urban Primary Health Centre Daryaganj in Delhi. WHO India provides technical and field support to the Government of India to immunize and protect every child. (Photo: Rajiv Solanki / © WHO India)

Full immunization protects children against several vaccine-preventable diseases. A child proudly holds up his vaccination card after getting vaccinated against measles-rubella at an Urban Primary Health Centre in Delhi. (Photo: Rajiv Solanki / © WHO India)

WHO supported an advocacy session to reduce vaccine hesitancy in Toulbung village in the hard-to-reach district of Pherzawl in Manipur. With support from the village chief, the WHO field team organized an advocacy session with the community to share information, respond to queries, and address misconceptions about vaccination. (Photo: © WHO India)

Over 22.3 million children between the ages of nine months and 15 years have been vaccinated as part of a measles and rubella (MR) catch-up campaign launched on 9 January 2023 in West Bengal. WHO teams are working with the government in MR surveillance, strengthening immunization, outbreak response, strengthening laboratory network.

ASHA Ms Alungwon (in black) plays with the baby as his mother gets the immunization card for review in Pabung village, Kamjong district, Manipur. WHO National Public Support Network provides technical and surveillance support to the Government of India to improve full immunization coverage in underserved and hard-to-reach areas. (Photo: Sanchita Sharma / © WHO India)

Reaching the unreached! A WHO team on its way to the Bansberia Char, a riverine island, in Hooghly for a vaccination session. WHO is committed to working with Member States to ensure access to life-saving vaccines!

As part of measles and rubella (MR) catch-up vaccination campaign, over 4.5 million children have been vaccinated across nine districts of Jharkhand this year. Reaching at least 95% children in every district is essential for MR elimination. WHO teams are working with the government in MR surveillance, strengthening immunization, outbreak response, strengthening laboratory network.

A girl holding up her vaccination card during the measles-rubella vaccination campaign in West Bengal. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease, rubella causes congenital birth defects. Vaccination prevents both diseases. WHO provides field support to the government for surveillance, strengthening full immunization, and ensuring universal access to life-saving vaccines.(Photo: © WHO India)

WHO supported Assam state government in conducting three rounds of Special Immunization Drive 2.0 from December 2022 to February 2023 to vaccinate all ‘drop out’ and ‘left out’ children and pregnant women under Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). Outreach immunization sites were set up in underserved areas to take UIP services to the community. (Photo: Sanchita Sharma / © WHO India)

ASHA worker Ms Nomita Paharia assists ANM Ms Anamika Das vaccinate three-months-old baby Ms Anu Mirda in the arms of her mother Ms Morimi Mirda in Morigaon district, Assam. The Government of India’s Universal Immunization Programme provides free vaccines to all children nationally against 11 diseases, and sub-nationally against Japanese encephalitis in endemic areas. (Photo: Sanchita Sharma / © WHO India)

Nurse Ms Karnuale Pame carrying vaccines across River Jiri to Impa Ningdi village under Tousem subdivision in Tamenglong district, Manipur, for Routine Immunization. It takes 3.5 hours to reach Impa Nigdi from Aben Sub-Centre, where Ms Pame supports ANM Ms Thiamboi Gangmei cover the routine immunization sessions in 14 hard-to-reach villages. (Photo: © WHO India)

A mother waits her turn to get her son vaccinated at Gopal Krishna Tea Estate Hospital in Killing Valley, Morigaon district, Assam. WHO supported the state government conduct three rounds of Special Immunization Drive (SID) 2.0 from December 2022 to February 2023 to vaccinate all ‘drop out’ and ‘left out’ children and pregnant women under Universal Immunization Programme. (Photo: Sanchita Sharma / © WHO India)