India Achieves Significant Decline in Zero-Dose Children, Sets Global Immunization Benchmark

India Leads the World in Child Health: Zero-Dose Rate Falls

India has emerged as a global champion in child health and immunisation, reducing zero-dose children to 0.06% and under-five mortality by 78%

Drop in ‘zero dose’ children in India over the past year: Health Ministry - The Statesman

The Union Health Ministry on Saturday reported a decline in the number of ‘zero-dose’ children in the last year. ‘Zero-dose’ children are those who have not received a single vaccination shot.

India Achieves Significant Decline in Zero-Dose Children, Sets Global Immunization Benchmark

India has reduced the percentage of zero-dose children from 0.11% in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024, setting a global immunization standard. The country's efforts in expanding vaccination coverage have been recognized internationally, notably reducing child and maternal mortality rates, and achieving significant progress in combatting vaccine-preventable diseases.

India achieves 78% decline in the under-five mortality rate surpassing the global reduction of 61% – The Indian Awaaz

AMN/ WEB DESK India has achieved a 78 per cent decline in the under-five mortality rate surpassing the global reduction of 61 per cent. As per the United Nations Inter-agency group for child mortality estimation 2024 report, the Neonatal Mortality Rate has also declined by 70 per cent as compared to 54 per cent globally. […]

Zero-dose children in India declined from 0.11% in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024: Union Health Ministry

New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The percentage of zero-dose children (Those who have not received a single vaccine) in India has declined from 0.11% in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The ministry attributed the achievement to continued and sustained efforts and intensified implementation of vaccination drives and campaigns across the country.These achieveme

India halves Zero-Dose kids from 0.11pc to 0.06pc: Health Ministry - The Legitimate

The percentage of children in India who received no vaccinations at all-classified as “zero-dose”-fell from 0.11pc in 2023 to 0.06pc in 2024, the Union Health Ministry said today. This improvement coincides with a reported infant mortality rate of 80 per lakh live births. The Ministry’s statement comes days after a report published in Lancet Global Health which noted that India had 1.44 million zero-dose children in 2023, raising concerns over g…