Now, a tracking system for immunisation in India

New Delhi: 3rd August 2011

In a major stride towards ensuring that children and pregnant women get basic immunisation, the government has a tracking system for vaccination in place, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said. "We have introduced name- and telephone-based tracking of pregnant mothers and children through a web-enabled system. The initiative intends to make sure that all pregnant mothers and children receive full care and complete vaccination," Azad said at a high level ministerial meeting of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the capital.

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