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.
The success of the immunization program in india has been possible because of many million health
workers, influencers and beneficiaries reposing their faith in vaccines in ensuring good health for many million mothers and children!
Health Functionaries specially the front line workers, ANMs, ASHAs, AWWs form the backbone of the immunization program in india. Their zeal, grit and courage in working long hours, notwithstanding challanging climatic and geographical conditions , often going beyond the call of their duty has resulted in india achiving 98.6% FIC as of December 2025.
Here we share some of their stories.
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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