To create an enabling environment for immunization stakeholders to come together to support the government’s goal of achieving 90% full immunization coverage and to sustain the performance thereafter.
Set up in 2012 , the Immunization Technical Support Unit (ITSU) is the techno-managerial thinktank, which works as the extended arm of the Immunization Division of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW), rendering support in evidence-based research, technology, demand generation and capacity building at national and state levels.
ITSU has four verticals namely Coverage & Equity, Adverse Event Following Immunization(AEFI), Health Systems Strengtheing (HSS) and Strategic Communication.
Being the technical arm of the Immunization division of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, ITSU supports the government in formulating technical guidelines for new vaccine introduction, ramping up routine immunization coverage, finalizing standard operating procedures (SoPs) and other information, education and communication (IEC) and behavior change communication (BCC) materials.
Several best practices and successes were recorded during the course of ITSU’s work in scaling up immunization and new vaccines especially in far-flung areas, urban slums and amongst disadvantaged population across states and districts. COVID-19 vaccine roll-out also demonstrated resilience of communities and dedication of frontline workers.
Immunization Technical Support Unit (ITSU) provides techno-managerial support to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) for scaling up the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP).
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