Background:Infectious diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children. One of the most cost-effective and easy methods for child survival is immunization. Despite all the efforts put in by governmental and nongovernmental institutes for 100% immunization coverage, there are still pockets of low-coverage areas. In India, immunization services are offered free in public health facilities, but, despite rapid increases, the immunization rate remains low in some areas. The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) indicators also give importance to immunization.Objective:To assess the immunization coverage in the rural area of Pune.Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in the field practice area of the Rural Health Training Center (RHTC) using the WHO's 30 cluster sampling method for evaluation of immunization coverage.Results:A total of 1913 houses were surveyed. A total of 210 children aged 12-23 months were included in the study. It was found that 86.67% of the children were fully immunized against all the six vaccine-preventable diseases. The proportion of fully immunized children was marginally higher in males (87.61%) than in females (85.57%), and the immunization card was available with 60.95% of the subjects. The most common cause for partial immunization was that the time of immunization was inconvenient (36%).Conclusion:Sustained efforts are required to achieve universal coverage of immunization in the rural area of Pune district.

Mild cognitive impairment is featured by its utility to identify individuals more susceptible to Dementia. In Ayurveda, this condition can be studied as a prodromal stage of diseases causing impairment in cognition; Tridoshas, by its unique nature of maintaining and vitiating both bodily and psychic factors including that of cognition, find an indispensable role in the pathology of mild cognitive impairment. Knowledge of other factors involved and associated in the cognitive process can enrich its scientific understanding in the clinical scenario.

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Every human being has inherent, intense desire to continue his (one's) own race; to become a mother is one of the most cherished desires of every woman. Infertility is defined as “a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse”. In Ayurveda, this condition is considered as Vandhvatva. It is a Universal phenomenon occurring both in developing and under developing countries. A great demand from Ayurveda in the field of infertility has been established due to its unique concept about effective and cheaper therapy without any side effects. Vata (Ficus bengalensis) is such a drug which is widely available and is having many mentioning in the classics for its effectiveness in Stree Vandhyatwa. Its vegetative buds are used in the treatment of Vandyatwa.

Aim and objectives: The study aimed to develop assessment criteria for clinical features associated with mild cognitive impairment. The aim was to create and validate a questionnaire based on concepts approved by Ayurveda experts to assess patients with memory complaints associated or not associated with MCI. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in two sections in Vaidyaratnam P.S Varier Ayurveda College and Hospital, Kottakkal. The first section was to frame a new questionnaire based on experts' approved concept and validate it. A literary survey to establish the role of tridosha in the concepts of cognition with various pathological states discussed in Ayurveda was done. Four concepts were identified from analyzing the classical textbooks of Ayurveda. Three rounds of consensus building were done, and 98% consensus was obtained in considering prabuta dosha in Rasa dhatu as the critical determinant of MCI. Based on the above findings, item generation was performed to develop and validate a questionnaire to assess prabuta dosha in intellectual impairment as a part of developing the Ayurvedic perspective of MCI. The tool was systematically developed through different stages, from conceptualization to factor analysis. Face validity, content validity, reliability measures were also done. Results and Conclusion: The prabuta dosha assessment questionnaire was developed and validated to assess associated clinical features of cognitive disturbances.