Vaccine Logistics and Supply Chain

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is constantly striving hard to make India disease free. It is a task riddled with a lot of challenges and hurdles. By launching the Routine Immunization Program in the country, the Ministry is trying to curb the spread of diseases among children and women in India that can be controlled with timely vaccination.

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Out of the several challenges faced by the country, the major is related with Vaccine Logistics and Supply Chain. Ensuring the reach of these vaccines on time across the length and breadth of the country is difficult but not impossible. The Ministry has tried to overcome this challenge with its timely interventions and a well-planned approach to the whole program.

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The Ministry tries hard to enhance the coverage of the availability of vaccines and for this purpose, they come up with a schedule, following which they try to make these important vaccines available in the far reaches of the country. Although, the Ministry still falls short as far as its target coverage statistics is concerned, but the gap is fast being bridged.

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Immunization Coverage

In the rural areas of the country, the awareness and knowledge about maintaining health and sanitation is still low. With ambitious programs being launched by the Government, chances are that soon the rural population of the country will understand the significance of hygiene and cleanliness. The probability of suffering from many hygiene related problems can be reduced.

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Significance of Timely Availability of Vaccines

Still, there is a need to ensure vaccines reaching on time to the far recesses of the villages so that each and every child is safe against some common diseases. The aim and objective of the Ministry is to get the country rid of health problems that occurs because of lack of cleanliness, hygiene, sanitation and nutrition.

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The latest report clearly indicates that the Ministry has successfully been able to move ahead a notch or two as far as vaccine logistics and supply chain is concerned. Plans are being made to avoid wastage, ineffective vaccines, ensuring their proper storage till they reach their ultimate destination and more. Cold-chain capacity is also going to be increased to ensure vaccines do not get waste due to improper storage facilities. Thus, Ministry is right on the track and taking strides to make the entire process simple and full proof.

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