Hitesh Kumar

Public Health Professional | Immunisation Systems Strengtheing🌈|| Technical Officer (iSC) National Cold Chain ❄️and Vaccine 💧Management Resource Centre |🤝||

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Productive collaboration visit between @WHO & NCCVMRC at NIHFW today. Discussion around iTMIS Dashboard upgrades & collaboration for Model Immunization Centre, and WHO's proposal for a Hub-and-Spoke model under a Centre of Excellence at NIHFW to strengthen RI programmes.

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Today, NIHFW marks 15th Foundation Day of NCCVMRC, celebrating its journey in strengthening India's immunization supply chain.
As we commemorate this occasion, we look back at message from Hon'ble Shri @JPNadda Ji, Union Minister of @MoHFW_INDIA, on Centre's enduring impact.

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Celebrating 15 Years of Excellence in Strengthening India's Immunization Supply Chain On 27th July 2026, NIHFW will commemorate the 15th Foundation Day of the National Cold Chain & Vaccine Management Resource Centre (NCCVMRC), an International Centre of Excellence.

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Final-year MD (Community Medicine) students from VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital visited the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi, for an immersive orientation programme designed to bridge academic learning with real-world public health practice.

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NCCVMRC conducted International Training on Repair & Maintenance of Cold Chain Equipment for Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 officials at NIHFW, India 23 Mar–2 Apr 2026).Strengthening global immunization systems through capacity building & collaboration 🌍❄️ #NCCVMRC #NIHFW #UNICEF

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The Training Programme for Cold Chain Technicians on Repair and Maintenance of Walk-in Coolers (WIC) and Walk-in Freezers (WIF) is currently underway at NCCVMRC–NIHFW (5–10 January 2026).

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Learning by doing in action!

Training of Cold Chain Technicians on Repair and Maintenance of Walk-In Coolers and WIF (5–10 Jan 2026) at NCCVMRC, NIHFW, participants engaged in hands-on sessions to gain practical experience in equipment operation, troubleshooting & maintenance

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"Upgrading healthcare globally! Hon'ble Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda, announces NCCVMRC's transformation into an International Centre of Excellence. Strengthening immunization supply chains worldwide #NCCVMRC #MoHFW #InternationalCentreOfExcellence

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#NCCVMRC-#NIHFW led by N.O. Dr Renu Shahrawat successfully accomplished #EVM2.0 Assessment(12-22 June 2024) in #Malawi under guidance of Director NIHFW Dr @DheeShah & support of #MoHFW. Thanks to #UNICEF,WHO,EPI office Malawi,@snehiil & @flipsidecoin for their continuous support

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.@WHOMalawi together with @MalawiUNICEF is supporting @health_malawi in conducting an Effective Vaccine Management Assessment.

This is a key quality improvement activity to strengthen vaccine supply, delivery & logistics management processes.

#VaccinesSaveLives
#HealthForAll

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Sh. Madhukar Bhagat, JS-eHealth@MoHFW, on 30.5.24 urges @NIHFW to harness #socialmedia for wider outreach, inspiring more to join essential health trainings. Together, let's leverage digital platforms for a healthier future! #PublicHealth #DigitalTransformation #HealthTraining

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NCCVMRC-NIHFW successfully concluded 22nd batch of Training on Vaccine & Cold Chain Mgmt (T-VaCC) from 6-10 May 2024. Program managers from UP,MP,WB,Delhi, Haryana & Uttarakhand participated. Faciltated by experts from NIHFW,MoHFW, NCCVMRC,FMMC @UNICEF, @WHO, JSI, @Jhpiego & UNDP

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ColdChain ensures effective immunization.53rd batch of 8-day SkillTraining for CCT on repair & maintenance of ILR/DF/VS for optimal ColdChain functioning-UIP successfully conducted from 29April-7May2024 under the leadership of @DheeShah Director,NIHFW & @Renu_shahrawat NO-NCCVMRC

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National Cold Chain and Vaccine Managment Resource Centre (NCCVMRC) showcased its achievements and innovations in strengthening the immunisation supply chain system of India during 47th annual day of NIHFW-New Delhi, 🇮🇳!!#NHFW#MoHFW#WHO#GoI

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20th Batch of Training on Vaccine & Cold Chain Mgmt (#TVaCC) successfully conducted by #NCCVMRC-NIHFW from 8-12 Jan 2024. Program Managers from BR,CG,JH & NL joined the training. Facilitated by experts from #NIHFW @MoHFW_INDIA @UNICEF @WHO @JSIhealth @UNDP @Jhpiego @fmciofficial

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Participants from SriLanka, Ghana, Nigeria, SouthSudan,Tunisia,Tajikistan & Ethiopia visited #NIHFW under NILERD's Health Sector Prog. & e-HEALTH Initiatives:India’ on https://t.co/QelVoM2fvE initiatives-LMIS & #NCCVMRC were highly appreciated

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NCCVMRC-NIHFW successfully concluded 21st Batch of Training on Vaccine & Cold Chain Mgmt (#TVaCC) from 29 Jan to 2 Feb. Participants from Ladakh, CH, RJ, GJ, MP, MH, Goa, PB, D&D were facilitated by experts from #NIHFW @MoHFW_INDIA @UNICEF @WHO @JSIhealth @UNDP @Jhpiego #RKGMC

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Dr. Dheeraj Shah (@DheeShah), Director #NIHFW served as
panelist for a thought-provoking panel discussion “How healthcare system can be revolutionized by using technologies” in SETU-2024 organized by @aiims_newdelhi & IITI Drishti CPS Foundation on 20.01.2024 at #AIIMS, Delhi.

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#NIHFW celebrated its first convocation presided by Prof Dheeraj Shah, Director NIHFW with Chief Guests Prof. Sudhir Bhandari, Vice Chancellor, RUHS and Prof. Atul Goel, DGHS, Govt of India in presence of Dean Dr VK Tiwari and Chief Coordinator Dr Manish Chaturvedi on 24.02.2024.

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At its 1st convocation, NIHFW honored its distinguished alumni Dr JK Das, Ex-Dir NIHFW; Dr L Swasticharan, Addl DDG & Dir(EMR); Dr Anil Kumar, ADDG (NOTTO); Dr Madhu Raikwar, Dir Central Bureau of Health Intelligence; Dr Indu Grewal, ADDG (Adol Health) and Dr UB Das, DDG (NACO).