Improving vaccination coverage in India: lessons from Intensified Mission Indradhanush, a cross-sectoral systems strengthening strategy

Vandana Gurnani; Pradeep Haldar; Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal; Manoja Kumar Das; Ashish Chauhan; John Murray; Narendra Kumar Arora; Manoj Jhalani; Preeti Sudan

doi:10.1136/bmj.k4782

Improving vaccination coverage in India: lessons from Intensified Mission Indradhanush, a cross-sectoral systems strengthening strategy

BMJ. 2018 Dec 7:363:k4782. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k4782.

Authors

Vandana Gurnani¹, Pradeep Haldar¹, Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal¹, Manoja Kumar Das², Ashish Chauhan¹, John Murray³, Narendra Kumar Arora⁴, Manoj Jhalani¹, Preeti Sudan¹

Affiliations

¹ Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, India.
² The INCLEN Trust International, New Delhi, India.
³ Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
⁴ The INCLEN Trust International, New Delhi, India nkarora@inclentrust.org.

Abstract

Vandana Gurnani and colleagues report an analysis from the Intensified Mission Indradhanush strategy in India, showing that cross-sectoral participation can contribute to improved vaccination coverage of children at high risk

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Communicable Diseases / immunology
Health Services Accessibility / standards
Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Immunization Programs / methods*
Immunization Programs / statistics & numerical data
India
Infant
Intersectoral Collaboration*
Program Evaluation / methods
Vaccination Coverage / statistics & numerical data*