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    The Universal Immunization Programme launched by the Indian government in 1985 provides vaccinations for 10 diseases. In February 2017, the programme introduced the Measles-Rubella vaccine and India's first indigenous Rotavirus vaccine to combat diarrhoeal deaths. The Rotavirus vaccine was added to three other new vaccines in the programme, including inactivated polio vaccine, measles-rubella vaccine, and the adult Japanese encephalitis vaccine. The programme now vaccinates for diseases such as tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, rubella, hepatitis B, diarrhoea, and Japanese encephalitis.

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    The Universal Immunization Programme launched by the Indian government in 1985 provides vaccinations for 10 diseases. In February 2017, the programme introduced the Measles-Rubella vaccine and India's first indigenous Rotavirus vaccine to combat diarrhoeal deaths. The Rotavirus vaccine was added to three other new vaccines in the programme, including inactivated polio vaccine, measles-rubella vaccine, and the adult Japanese encephalitis vaccine. The programme now vaccinates for diseases such as tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, rubella, hepatitis B, diarrhoea, and Japanese encephalitis.

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    The Universal Immunization Programme launched by the Indian government in 1985 provides vaccinations for 10 diseases. In February 2017, the programme introduced the Measles-Rubella vaccine and India's first indigenous Rotavirus vaccine to combat diarrhoeal deaths. The Rotavirus vaccine was added to three other new vaccines in the programme, including inactivated polio vaccine, measles-rubella vaccine, and the adult Japanese encephalitis vaccine. The programme now vaccinates for diseases such as tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, rubella, hepatitis B, diarrhoea, and Japanese encephalitis.

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    Universal Immunization Programme

    From February 2017, Union ministry of health and family welfare will introduces Measles()
    -Rubella (MR) Vaccine from UIP.

    1. Universal Immunization Programme is a vaccination program launched by the Government


    of India in 1985.
    2. The Health Ministry launched the countrys first, indigenous () Rotavirus Vaccine
    (Rotavac) to combat diarrhoeal ( ) deaths. (Feb.2017)
    3. The Rotavac is in addition to 3 new vaccines that have been introduced in Indias UIP
    including Inactivated Polio Vaccine(IPV), Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine, and Adult
    Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccine.

    The program now consists of vaccination for 10 diseases-


    1-Tuberculosis(TB) 2-Diphtheria 3-Pertussis (
    )

    4- Tetanus. 5-Poliomyelitis 6-Measles ()-Rubella

    7-Hepatitis B 8-Diarrhoeal. 9-Japanese Encephalitis

    10-Pneumonia.

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