Mobile vaccination units launched to reach far flung areas

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaFebruary 12, 2022

Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma flags off the Six Specialized Mobile Vaccination Units at Tura Civil Hospital on Saturday.

Extra Assistant Commissioner, West Garo Hills, Dolrich BG Momin, Chairman, Tura Municipal Board, J D Sangma, District Medical & Health Officer, West Garo Hills Tura Dr. Marwin R Sangma, District Maternal Child Health Officer, Tura Dr. Ivonne M Sangma were among others present at the function.

It may be mentioned that the Government of Meghalaya has partnered with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) for launching of mobile vaccination initiative to administer vaccines to underserved and marginalised communities who have limited access to vaccination centres and hard to reach areas. Moreover, in order to meet the challenges of hard to reach areas the mobile vaccination units will work in collaboration with GiveIndia, Crypto Relief, USAID, BCG, Vaccine on Wheels which have introduced 6 mobile Vaccination Clinics within West Garo Hills and East Khasi Hills districts of Meghalaya. This initiative is hoped to create awareness followed by vaccinating hard to reach tribal and rural population by taking Doctor based Mobile Vaccination Clinics near the communities.

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Further, these units will be accompanied by doctors and nurses to counsel communities on the benefits of vaccination, address potential concerns, and administer vaccines at their doorstep and as vaccine  eligibility evolves, the units will visit areas close to schools and colleges, while also delivering precautionary doses for frontline health workers and patients above the age of 60 with co-morbidities.

It may also be informed that the Covid-19 pandemic had monumental impact in India and across the globe and people have lost lives, livelihoods and much more for which vaccination is one of the most important ways to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and save millions of lives. Further, India is undertaking one of the world’s largest vaccination campaigns and has made tremendous progress, administering more than 170 crore doses to date, serving as a global example of delivering Covid-19 vaccines at massive scale.