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In Sudasar Kachi Basti, a high-risk urban settlement in Jaisalmer, WHO worked closely with the district health department to turn vaccine hesitancy into community confidence. Through Ratri Chaupal—nighttime dialogues with the community—and systematic follow-up by frontline workers at the anganwadi centre (child and daycare centre), families embraced immunization. The result: the proportion of unvaccinated children dropped dramatically from 75% to 20% within three months, protecting many more children from vaccine-preventable diseases. (© WHO India / Dhiraram Firod)

WHO field officers and frontline workers mapped every household and named every child eligible for polio vaccination in advance before going house-to-house to monitor polio vaccination coverage in Mali Pada village, Anandpuri block, Banswara district during the National Immunization Day for polio on 30 June 2026. (© WHO India / Narayan Singh)

In Banswara district, Rajasthan, WHO officers and frontline health workers carried vaccines carriers packed with polio drops across the Mahi River by rowboat and then on foot for around 5 km to immunize eligible children in Mali Pada in Anandpuri block. On National Immunization Day for polio on 30 June 2026, no child in the village was missed. (© WHO India / Narayan Singh)

Pregnant women waiting their turn for an antenatal care check-up at the monthly clinic at Civil Hospital Banmore, where free screenings, blood tests, and ultrasounds are provided. The clinic helps in identifying and managing high-risk pregnancies under the supervision of senior gynaecologist Dr Abha Singh Rathore. Each month, around 50–60 women are screened, and an average of 10–12 high-risk pregnancies are monitored. WHO field teams provide technical support. (© WHO India / Sanchita Sharma)