Lok Sabha Question No. 1840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-27
Subject: Elimination of Measles by 2020
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1840 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th JULY, 2018

## ELIMINATION OF MEASLES BY 2020

## 1840. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  plans  to eliminate  measles  from  the  country  by  2020, if  so the details thereof along with steps taken to achieve the target;

(b)  the number  of  deaths  reported  due to  measles  in  the  country  during  the  last three  years, State/UT - wise;

(c) whether as per the report of WHO the measles cases in the country has dropped by 43 percent in a year, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of immunization programmes launched by the Government during the last three years, State/UT -wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) : In  the  direction  of  measles  elimination  by  2020,  Government  of  India  has  sta Measles - Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign in a phased manner across the country, coverin children in the age group of 9 months upto 15 years. Following the campaign, Measles -Rubella (MR) vaccine is introduced in Routine Immunization replac ingtwo doses of measles vaccine .

The Measles - Rubella campaign started from February 2017 and has been rolled out in 2 states/UTs by July, 2018, covering nearly 9.2 crore children.

(b) : The State/UTs - wise detail of number of measles deaths reported in the last three yea given at Annexure.

(c): Yes, as per WHO report, country has seen significant reduction in measles cases i last few years, with around 30,000 measles cases in the year 2015, which dropped to 17,000 cases in 2016 documenting a reduction of 43%.

(d): During the last three years, the following initiatives have been under taken in the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP):

- Inactivated polio v accine (IPV) was i ntroduced in 2015 in a phased manner, and has been expanded a cross the country.
- Rotavirus  vaccine  (RVV) was  introduced  in  a  phased manner  in  2016,  and  has  been expanded  to11 States,  namely,  Assam,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh , Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh .
- Measles - Rubella (MR) vaccine was introduced as a campaign in 2017 in a phased manner and  has  been  rolled  out  in  21  States/UTs ,  namelyAndhra  Pradesh,  Arunachal  Pradesh, Chandigarh,  Dadr a  &  Nagar  Haveli,  Daman  &  Diu,  Goa,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand ,Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Manipur, Mizoram, Haryana, Punjab and Gujarat .
- Pneumococcal conjugate vacc ine (PCV) was i ntroduced in a phased manner in2017, and has been expanded to Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh ,parts of Rajasthan and parts of Uttar Pradesh.
- Intensification of Routine Immunization through  Mission Indradhanush, Intensified Mis Indradhanush (IMI), Gram Swaraj Abhiyan and Extended Gram Swaraj Abhiyan approach to reach out to the unvaccinated and partially vaccinated children across the country.

Annexure

The State/UTs - wise detail of number of measles deaths reported in the last three years (2015- 2017)

| S. No.   | State/UT          |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 (provisional) |
|----------|-------------------|--------|--------|----------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 3        | Assam             |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 4        | Bihar             |      0 |      9 |                    0 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 6        | Goa               |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 8        | Haryana           |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 12       | Karnataka         |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 13       | Kerala            |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |      0 |      2 |                    0 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       |      5 |      7 |                    2 |
| 16       | Manipur           |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         |      3 |      0 |                    0 |
| 18       | Mizoram           |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 19       | Nagaland          |      0 |      0 |                    1 |
| 20       | Odisha            |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 21       | Punjab            |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 22       | Rajasthan         |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 23       | Sikkim            |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 25       | Telangana         |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 26       | Tripura           |      2 |      0 |                    0 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     |      4 |      1 |                    2 |
| 29       | West Bengal       |     16 |      5 |                   18 |
| 30       | A&N Islands       |      1 |      0 |                    0 |
| 31       | Chandigarh        |      3 |      1 |                    1 |
| 32       | D&N Haveli        |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 33       | Daman & Diu       |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 34       | Delhi             |     10 |      8 |                    4 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
| 36       | Puducherry        |      0 |      0 |                    0 |
|          | Total             |     44 |     33 |                   28 |

Source: Monthly Health Condition Reports from Directorate of Health Services of Sta te/UT - Central  Burea u of Health Intelligence (CBHI).