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National Vaccination Day: How identifying reasons behind vaccination refusal can help bridge immunisation gaps

In Assam
March 18, 2025
National Vaccination Day: How identifying reasons behind vaccination refusal can help bridge immunisation gaps

Kagrabil, a remote village in Assam’s BTR region (The Bodoland Territorial Region), is home to Nepali, Adivasi, Rabha, and Boro communities. For years, many families here resisted vaccination, leaving several children unprotected. However, the situation has changed with the BTR Development Fellowship Programme, a joint initiative by the Government of BTR and development designers, Transform Rural India (TRI).