Chandigarh ‘excellent’ in managing AEFI cases

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 16

The UT has been rated excellent in the management of adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi.

Besides, the states of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal were also adjudged excellent in the category.

Chandigarh has reported 0.4 per cent AEFI cases as per the CoWIN portal.

The states and UTs are ranked every quarter on the basis of their performance in AEFI surveillance (reporting, investigation and casualty assessment of cases). Weighted scores are given to each state and UT on the basis of their performance on a cumulative basis in a year.

An eight per cent increase in the overall weighted score for AEFI surveillance processes was observed for the financial year 2020-21 (89 per cent) as compared to the fiscal 2019-20 (81 per cent)

Chandigarh has reported 17 AEFI cases in the last financial year as against 41 reported in the fiscal 2019-20.

A 54 per cent increase in submission of preliminary investigation record for the reported AEFI cases is observed in the financial year 2020-21 as compared to the fiscal 2019-20.