About Jammu and Kashmir
The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has three geographical zones (i) Sub-mountain and semi-mountain plain, (ii) the Shivalik ranges, and (iii) the high mountain zone. To counter emerging local challenges in immunization in the UT, MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity, a project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) worked with the state government. State-specific challenges included vaccine hesitancy among communities that were economically and educationally underserved, a difficult terrain, and a lack of community ownership of vaccination programs. The project team determinedly addressed these barriers by providing accurate information on COVID-19 vaccination, mobilizing local health actors such as medical doctors, health workers, and ANMs for vaccinating priority groups, and engaging community and faith leaders in vaccination awareness efforts