WHY COMPLETE VACCINATION?

Immunisation prevents illnesses, disabilities and death from vaccinepreventable diseases. There are 25 diseases that can be prevented through vaccines including diphtheria, measles, pertussis, pneumonia, polio, rotavirus diarrhoea, rubella and tetanus. India’s Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) is one of the largest in the world, with a birth cohort of 2.7 crore annually. Of these, many children get either partial or no vaccination. This includes 72 lakh those who receive partial vaccinations.