Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0

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Recently, the Immunization drive Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0, began in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

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Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0 focuses on reaching zero-dose children aged between 0-5 years and pregnant women.
It aims to eliminate measles and rubella by ensuring that every child under 5 years of age has completed the two-dose schedule of Measles and Rubella Containing Vaccine (MRCV)
According to statistics, more than five lakh children have not yet received their initial Pentavalent-1 dose while over seven lakh children have missed their second dose of the measles-rubella (MR) vaccine.
In 2022, Uttar Pradesh accounted for every fourth measles-rubella (MR) outbreak recorded in the country.

About Mission Indradhanush (MI):

Mission Indradhanush (MI) is a special catch-up campaign under the Universal Immunization Program (UIP).
- India’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) provide free vaccines against 12 life threatening diseases namely:
  - Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Polio, Hepatitis B, Pneumonia and Meningitis due to Haemophilus Influenzae type b (Hib), Measles, Rubella, Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Rotavirus diarrhea.
It is conducted in the areas of low immunization coverage to vaccinate all the children and pregnant women left out or dropped out from Routine Immunization.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0

Coverage: It focuses on reaching zero-dose children aged between 0-5 years and pregnant women.
It aims to eliminate measles and rubella by ensuring that every child under 5 years of age has completed the two-dose schedule of Measles and Rubella Containing Vaccine (MRCV)

	Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI)	Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0	Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0	Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0
Launch Year	2017	2019	2021	2022
Coverage	To reach each and every child under two years of age and all those pregnant women who have been left uncovered under the routine immunization programme.	Its objective was to attain a minimum of 90% nationwide immunization coverage by the year 2022.	IMI 3.0 primarily concentrated on providing vaccines to children and pregnant women who had not received their immunization shots due to the Covid-19 pandemic.	To extend Routine Immunization (RI) services to children and pregnant women who have not been vaccinated or only partially vaccinated.