Lucknow, Aug. 24 -- The Uttar Pradesh government is running various campaigns to protect newborns and young children from life-threatening diseases.

The impact of these campaigns is reflecting in the decline in neonatal mortality over the past eight years. Regular immunisation has played a key role in protecting newborns and young children from deadly diseases.

The double-engine government is making special efforts to reach vaccination services to all children, with particular focus on identifying "Zero-Dose" children (those who have received no doses) and exposing them to vaccination services.

Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Parth Sarathi Sen Sharma, said here on Sunday that in accordance with the intent of Chief Ministe...