58. Mission Indradhanush aims to immunize all the children. Which of the following statements are true with respect to the same?

i) It is an ambitious initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development to immunise children under the age of 2.

ii) A local ASHA worker identifies potential beneficiaries.

iii) ASHA workers go door-to-door to identify and immunize the unimmunised children.

a) Only i

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b) Only i and ii

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c) Only ii and iii

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d) All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C
c) Only ii and iii

58 Ans.C

Explanation: Mission Indradhanush was launched in the year 2014 by Ministry of Health and Family.Welfare with a dominant motive to immunize all the children under two years of age and Pregnant women with vaccines for seven major preventable diseases. Under Mission Indradhanush, a local ASHA worker identifies potential beneficiaries, i.e.Children who are left out or not vaccinated and prepares a due list of her area In high-risk settlement areas in the rural strata of a state where large number of Unvaccinated children are present, ANMs and ASHA workers go door-to-door to identify and immunize the unimmunised children

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