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Policy Complementarities in Achieving Universal Immunisation Coverage in India

Publication date

सित, 2020

Details

Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 55, Issue No. 38, 19 Sep, 2020.

Authors

Dweepobotee Brahma, Debasri Mukherjee

Abstract

The role of two policy pillars in achieving immunisation coverage of essential vaccines in India is examined by assessing the funds disbursed by the centre to the state governments under the Universal Immunisation Programme and the available physical health infrastructure in the states. It is found that funds by themselves are ineffective in improving vaccination coverage but are effective in conjunction with the available infrastructure. This finding has important implications for achieving full immunisation coverage, which stems from the sharing of responsibilities between the central and state governments under India’s federalised system of government.

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