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How India can achieve full immunisation coverage of its population

Achieving a high performing immunisation program is one of the biggest challenges in the public health-care systems of developing countries

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Immunisation is one of the greatest health interventions in history. Vaccines are a cost-effective solution, one that has aided in saving the lives of millions of infants and children from dreadful diseases.  Immunisation in India has been an impending concern, despite the constant effort employed to make people aware of the benefit of vaccination. Even though there has been a gradual increase in immunisation coverage, India lacks in curbing child mortality. Currently, India accounts for 5 lakh deaths due to vaccine-preventable diseases, which is more than half of the total estimated infants' deaths annually.
 
In India, diseases such as