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Due to sustained efforts and intensified implementation of vaccination drives and campaign across the country, the percentage of Zero-dose children to the total population has declined from 0.11% in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024. The achievements have positioned India as a global exemplar in child health, as acknowledged by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) in its 2024 report.
The effect of the increased number of lifesaving vaccines in reducing Mortality and morbidity in children due to diarrhoea, pneumonia, meningitis & encephalitis is also clearly observable.
As per the latest SRS (2020-22), Maternal Mortali...