Universal Immunisation Programme
•Need for sustaining UIP.
•Require a stronger programme.
•UIP as the most important input for child survival.
•Extensive – 100% fully immunised children
•The above demands fully aware, well informed mothers.
•Commitment on the part of the workers and supervisors.
FACTORS Behind The SUCCESS
• Our Alliance with women nutrition workers
• Energetic, enthusiastic, Free India’s women work force. Workers and supervisors.
• Well designed monitoring and review system.
• Must rededicate ourselves to strengthen the above facets of reality.
STATUS
• Polio free for the past 3 years.
• Indigenous polio transmission free for the past 7 years.
• Neonatal Tetanus Elimination status certification based on:
Ø Immunisation level assessment
Ø District with poor performance identified.
Ø Designed survey
Ø Trained personnel involved.
Ø Certification by WHO
Measles
•Classical childhood communicable disease- High transmission potential.
•Complications – Otitis media, pneumonia,
Diarrhea, post infectious encephalitis, corneal ulceration, ketatitis.
•85% alone among immunised offered protection.
•Undernourished do not develop optimum antibodies and hence may be infected with Measle
Measles and the undernourished
•Measles tends to be very severe in the under nourished child. Complications and mortality chances. Many times more than in well nourished child.
•Measles infection is the single most important factor in faltering in growth of children.
•Undernourished – poor cell – mediated immunity – Measles infection inspite of immunisation – complications of Measles – faltering in growth – cycle.
