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National Vaccination Day | NATION

This is an important step

towards empowering ‘Nari
Shakti’ and improving the
health of mothers and
daughters. “We all know

that when a mother falls ill,
the family falls apart. If the
mother remains healthy, the
family is able to face every

India accounts for 25% of cervical cancer crisis. With this spirit, the

deaths worldwide. In India, cervical cancer is government has launched
the second most common cancer among women, several schemes to provide
assistance to women
with approximately 80,000 new cases and
over 42,000 deaths each year. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

Efforts made by the government to make vaccination campaigns
and health awareness programs more effective in the last five years

n State, district, and block vaccination task forces low vaccination coverage.
ensure effective implementation of regular n Special vaccination campaigns, such as National
vaccination campaigns. Immunization Day (NID), are conducted annually as

n Strategic activities such as awareness, social part of the Pulse Polio Program.
mobilization, household-level interactions, and media n Village Health and Nutrition Days (VHNDs)
engagement are undertaken as measures to improve are organized on designated days for vaccination
vaccination coverage.
activities.
n Under the Universal Immunization Program, a n The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has
special catch-up vaccination campaign, Intensified launched the U-WIN portal for digital registration
Mission Indradhanush, was launched to vaccinate and recording of all vaccination programs for
missed children and pregnant women in areas with
children and pregnant women.

The effectiveness of the technology can be gauged 11 diseases, including diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus,
from the fact that, as of February 8, 2026, more than polio, measles, rubella, childhood tuberculosis
11.12 crore children and 3.78 crore pregnant women (TB), rotavirus diarrhea, hepatitis B, meningitis, and
have been registered on the U-WIN portal. pneumonia caused by Haemophilus influenzae type
Vaccination campaigns are now being conducted B and pneumococcal. Vaccination campaigns are
against 13 vaccine-preventable diseases. Nationally, being conducted against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in
vaccination campaigns are being conducted against districts affected by the disease. n

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