Universal Immunization Programme In Lower Parel, Bombay - Achievements, Obstacles & Failures

• Main Authors: Mathur S, Bhate K, Bhatia M, Kamble S, Bhandekar S, Bhalerao V. R
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1989-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
• Online Access: http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=1989;volume=14;issue=3;spage=99;epage=103;aulast=Mathur;type=0

One of the best and most effective methods for child survival is immunization. The morbidity and mortality due to the six killer diseases is more in slums. Therefore, a slum area in Lower Parel in Bombay with 49,836 population was selected and an immunization programme was launched in the 60 chawls, hutments and pavement dwellings on 4 may, 1987. The pre-intervention and post-intervention coverage was noted. For primary immunization, the coverage increased from 75% to 90%. For measles the coverage increased from 23% to 58% for Booster-I (QPV/DPT) from 37% to 61% and for Booster-II from 31% to 69%. There were may obstacles, the chief amongst them being shortage of Para-medical workers. Community parti-cipation and voluntary agencies can give considerable help to the immunization programme.