National Vaccine Wastage Assessment
Assessment highlights strengths and gaps related to the vaccine wastage and also recommends practices to strengthen the vaccine management in India
Highlights
Vaccine Wastage has a direct implication on the Immunization coverage and resource utilization.
To assess the current vaccine wastage rate, bottleneck, and to document the improvements and good practices, a National Vaccine Wastage Assessment was held in 2019.
The assessment brought out various strengths and identified gaps related to the vaccine wastage and specific recommendations to strengthen the overall vaccine management practices in India.