Highlights
- Social and educational institutions will quash rumours around COVID vaccine
- Women Self Help Groups will also be included in the campaign
- The campaign will encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19
Mumbai: A nationwide campaign will be launched by social and educational institutions to “curb and crush rumours and apprehensions spread by nefarious and vested interests” about the world’s largest anti-coronavirus vaccination drive being conducted in India, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here on Thursday (June 10). State Haj committees, Waqf boards, their associate organisations, Central Waqf Council, Maulana Azad Education Foundation and other social and educational institutions will be part of the campaign ‘Jaan Hai To Jahaan Hai’, to be launched especially in villages and remote areas of the country, he said.
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The senior BJP minister said Women Self Help Groups will also be included in the campaign. These groups will inform the people about ‘some narrow-minded self-interests creating fear and confusion’ on the vaccines.
Such elements are enemy of health and well-being of the people, he told reporters.
The above-named organisations and groups will encourage people to get vaccinated to tackle the pandemic, the minister said.
Unfortunately some narrow-minded elements are creating confusion and fear on the vaccination front. They are not only enemies of the health and well-being of the people but also of the country. We have to remain cautious of such people, Mr Naqvi said.
The Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is running the world’s largest Covid vaccination drive in India, Mr Naqvi said. As many as 24.30 crore people in India have been vaccinated so far, he said.
Mr Naqvi who chaired the Haj 2021 review meeting at Haj House in south Mumbai earlier in the day, said preparations regarding this year’s Haj are complete, but keeping in view the pandemic, India will stand with the Saudi Arabian government’s decision on the annual pilgrimage.
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NDTV – Dettol Banega Swasth India campaign is an extension of the five-year-old Banega Swachh India initiative helmed by Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan. It aims to spread awareness about critical health issues facing the country. In wake of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the need for WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) is reaffirmed as handwashing is one of the ways to prevent Coronavirus infection and other diseases. The campaign highlights the importance of nutrition and healthcare for women and children to prevent maternal and child mortality, fight malnutrition, stunting, wasting, anaemia and disease prevention through vaccines. Importance of programmes like Public Distribution System (PDS), Mid-day Meal Scheme, POSHAN Abhiyan and the role of Aganwadis and ASHA workers are also covered. Only a Swachh or clean India where toilets are used and open defecation free (ODF) status achieved as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, can eradicate diseases like diahorrea and become a Swasth or healthy India. The campaign will continue to cover issues like air pollution, waste management, plastic ban, manual scavenging and sanitation workers and menstrual hygiene.
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