CURRENT AFFAIRS

2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India’s annual immunisation growth rate has risen to _________ per cent under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mission Indradhanush.
A
Five
B
Four
C
Seven
D
Nine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The programme provides vaccination against eight life-threatening diseases (diphtheria, whooping cough, Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) causing pneumonia and meningitis, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B) in the entire country.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hepatitis B. In addition to all these diseases, vaccines for Japanese encephalitis and Haemophilus influenzae type B are also being provided in selected states.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mission Indradhanush, depicting seven colours of the rainbow, targets to immunize all children against seven vaccine preventable diseases namely Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Childhood Tuberculosis, Polio, Hepatitis B and Measles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Only 65 per cent of children in India receive full immunization during the first year of their life.

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