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

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

Vandana Gurnani  1 , Pradeep Haldar  1 , Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal  1 , Manoja Kumar Das  2 , Ashish Chauhan  1 , John Murray  3 , Narendra Kumar Arora  4 , Manoj Jhalani  1 , Preeti Sudan  1
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Improving vaccination coverage in India: lessons from Intensified Mission Indradhanush, a cross-sectoral systems strengthening strategy

Vandana Gurnani et al. BMJ. .

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

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and declare: VG, PH, MKA, AC, MJ, and PS work for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India; PH, MKA, and AC work directly on MI and IMI in the Immunisation Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; support was received from the World Health Organization (Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health) for the submitted work. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views, decisions, or policies of WHO or the institutions with which they are affiliated.

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Map of the 121 districts, 52 northeastern districts, and 17 urban areas identified for Intensified Mission Indradhanush Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India
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Strategy for Intensified Mission Indradhanush Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India
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Proportion of children aged 12-23 months fully immunised in 190 Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) districts, by state or region before and after IMI
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Reasons for missing vaccination sessions obtained by routine monitoring interviews with care givers of undervaccinated children between October 2017 and February 2018
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