Over 200 people got vaccinated in their vicinity at Kriti Nagar in West Delhi today and with this first-of-its-kind COVID Vaccination Drive ‘Sanjeevani @ Your Doorstep’ achieved a milestone covering nearly 2,600 people on the 13th day of the campaign. The drive reached out to those who needed the vaccination at their places the most. Those vaccinated include differently-abled females at Asha Jyoti Home in Nirmal Chhaya Complex, Transgenders, CRPF Personnel and their families (300), Mahavir Nagar, Tihar Jail staff and residents ( 200) among others at different areas of West Delhi.
The drive is a collaborative effort of Nurture IVF, a leading fertility clinic of India and Udaan Charitable Foundation with support from the West Delhi administration to vaccinate citizens in and around Capital. The drive kicked off in West Delhi on June 26 and gained momentum with each passing day. Till the 13th day (Thursday, July 8) nearly 2600 people have been inoculated in their respective areas.
In the last three days, over 600 people got their vaccine doses. On July 6th, in a day-long drive at 5th Battalion CRPF Camp Mahavir Nagar in West Delhi, 300 personnel and their family members were inoculated. Senior official of the CRPF appreciated the Drive led by young Bhartiya Janata Party Youth Wing leader Umang Bajaj who personally spearheaded the drive at the Camp.
“We are encouraged to get tremendous response to our drive. Our aim is to reach out people who find it a bit difficult to schedule their vaccination to a distant center because of several reasons. Hence, we reached out to differently abled persons at their places. At CRPF camp security personnel and their family member came out in large number to get vaccinated. Including 300 people at the Camp, nearly 2,600 people residing in slum areas, residential and market places have been vaccinated under the ‘Sanjeevani @ Your Doorstep’ drive. The drive will continue to expand its coverage in the coming weeks,” said Umang Bajaj Vice President, BJYM, BJP, Karol Bagh District.
“The Term “Sanjeevani” is coined by Dr. Harshvardhan, Minister for Health & Family Welfare, who has been making all efforts to effectively manage the pandemic. Sanjeevani @ Your Doorstep is the first-ever social initiative in West Delhi where a mobile vaccination ambulance is fully equipped with Covid-19 vaccine and medical staff including a team of doctors. The team visits vaccination sites near your doorstep for free Covid-19 vaccination to vaccinate pre-registered as well as walk-in residents,” said Dr. Archana Dhawan Bajaj, Director, Nurture IVF.
Vaccination is an integral part of the comprehensive strategy of the government for containment and management of the pandemic, as the second wave had impacted our lives drastically.
“We have to make these doses available to people on their ease to fulfill the need of the hour. This Sanjeevani @ Your Doorstep is a small step to strengthen India’s vaccination drive. We had taken similar prompt initiatives in fickle needs during the pandemic, in the second wave when there was an acute necessity of Oxygen then the Foundation initiated Oxygen on wheels and supported multiple hospitals for saving many lives in April and May this year. Last year Mobile Covid-19 Testing Initiative was taken to support COVID testing near doorstep” said Harish Sahni, President of Udaan Charitable Foundation.