{"id":6861,"date":"2019-12-30T06:50:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T06:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=6861"},"modified":"2019-12-30T06:50:12","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T06:50:12","slug":"first-of-its-kind-vaccination-service-launched-in-pune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/first-of-its-kind-vaccination-service-launched-in-pune\/","title":{"rendered":"First-of-its-kind vaccination service launched in Pune"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jignesh Patel, a fellow at the Center\nfor Healthcare Entrepreneurship (CfHE) at IIT Hyderabad, launched a Vaccination\non Wheels Clinic in Pune. The service was started in collaboration with the\nBill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Mr. Patel received a grant under the\nFoundation&#8217;s Grand Challenges Explorations. The\nclinic is called &#8220;VaccineOnWheels.com&#8221; as it adopted VOW (Vaccination\nOn Wheels) concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The basic objectives of the initiative\nare to provide low-cost vaccination service to the low-income group of the\npopulation, create awareness for government\u2019s immunisation programme and ensure\ncold chain maintenance as per WHO guidelines. Grand\nChallenges Explorations is a $100 million initiative funded by the Bill and\nMelinda Gates Foundation. Jignesh Patel\u2019s project was one of the approximately\n50 projects supported by the Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jignesh Patel, a fellow at the Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship (CfHE) at IIT Hyderabad, launched a Vaccination on Wheels Clinic in Pune. 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