All reasonable precautions have been taken by the world health organization to. This publication does not necessarily represent the decisions or policies of the world. Immunization pan american journal of public health. World health organization geneva 2000 department of vaccines. Expanding immunization coverage for children givewell. However, only 75% of children one year of age are fully immunized with all doses of vaccines. In 1974, the world health organization who established the expanded program on immunization epi. Immunization is one of the most costeffective public health interventions to date, averting an estimated 2 to 3 million deaths every year. An immunization campaign carried out by the world health organization who from 1967 to 1977 resulted in the eradication of smallpox. Vaccines originally included in the expanded immunization program, the world health organization s basic vaccination campaign.
Wfp world food program who world health organization wpv wild polio virus wrrt woreda rapid response team. Expanded programme on immunization epi department of. In addition, the key service provider for epi, the midwife, is overburdened with. Expanded programme on immunization of the world health. The program now consists of vaccination for 12 diseases tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis. Henderson director, expanded programme on immunization world health organization 1211 geneva 27, switzerland. The expanded programme on immunization epi aims to vaccinate approximately six million children aged 011 months. Minhaj ul haque, muhammad waheed, tayyeb masud, wasim shahid malick, hammad yunus, rahul rekhi, robert oelrichs, and oleg kucheryavenko. Universal immunization programme is a vaccination program launched by the government of india in 1985. Immunization is the most costeffective child health intervention. Expanded programme on immunization epi department of immunization, vaccines and biologicals ivb family, women, children and adolescents fwc world health organization who call for expressions of interest for a vaccinepreventable disease surveillance expert deadline for application. Immunization saves childrens lives, but nearly 20 million children didnt receive even the most basic vaccines in 2018, leaving them vulnerable to dangerous diseases.
Expanded program on immunization multi year plan 2017. The expanded programme on immunization currently focuses on three main diseases that are of global concern for eradication and elimination. Expanded program of immunization coverage and associated. In may 1974, the world health organization who created the expanded program on immunization epi to increase vaccine coverage among children throughout the world. This document was produced by the expanded programme on immunization of the department of vaccines and biologicals ordering code. The global effort to use vaccination as a public health intervention began when the world health organization who launched the expanded programme on immunization epi in 1974. Consequently, these diseases kill 10 children and disable 10more each minute. Incompleteness of vaccination coverage among children is a major public health concern because itcontinues to sustain a high prevalence of vaccinepreventable diseases in some countries. Expanded program on immunization philippines wikipedia. The expanded programme on immunization pakistan, islamabad, pakistan. Expanded program on immunization who program britannica. Expanded program on immunization background and definition in order to ensure that, the ministry of public health guarantees the provision of vaccines in 700 health care centers, public and social, in collaboration with the private sector and with the conitnuous awareness of care givers about the importance of immunization.
The expanded programme on immunization pakistan home. This information should be available from the road to health card and from the under five register see secondary tools box. The expanded program on immunization epi in pakistan protects against eight vaccinepreventable diseases and immunizes children below 23 months of. The success of the smallpox eradication program, based largely on an international vaccination campaign, prompted who to implement similar. Established in 1976 through presidential decree 996, the expanded program on immunization seeks to ensure that children, particularly infants, and their mothers have access to vaccines recommended. And, in 1986, made a response to the universal child immunization goal. R27 was issued with the objective to reduce morbidity and mortality from common childhood and vaccinepreventable diseases and to create and expand permanent vaccination services in the primary healthcare system. Ten years later, in 1984, the who established a standardized vaccination schedule for the original epi vaccines. In 1974, the world health organization who launched the expanded program on immunization epi to make vaccines available to all children worldwide. Introduction of haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine into. Expanded program in immunization for the ethiopian health. Every wednesday is designated as immunization day and is adopted in all parts of the country. The expanded program on immunization epi was established by the world health organization who in 1974 to provide protection against six vaccinepreventable diseases through routine infant immunization.
The resolution recommends that member states of the world health organization who develop or maintain immunization and surveillance programs against some or all of the following. Scielo saude publica expanded program on immunization in. The government spending on health is low at approximately 3% and the program has a high reliance on external funding for vaccines and injection supplies. Immunization is a proven tool for controlling and even eradicating infectious diseases. Who provides technical supports to the federal ministry of health fmoh of ethiopia through its staff based in central and regional offices.
Vaccination and immunization statistics unicef data. In mali the government launched its epi in 1986 with the goal of vaccinating, within five years, 80% of all children under the age of five against six target diseases. The world health organization who expanded program on immunization epi has been extended to include recommendations for hepatitis b and haemophilus influenzae type b hib vaccinations. Thailand expanded program on immunization suchada jiamsiri, md, mph division of vaccine preventable diseases ministry of public health, thailand. To reduce morbidity and mortality from six major childhood diseases, i. Childrens vaccine program whose financial support has made the production of this document possible. The world health organization who initiated the expanded program on immunization epi in may 1974 with the objective to vaccinate children throughout the world. As a direct result of immunization, the world is closer than ever to eradicating polio, with only three remaining polio endemic countries afghanistan, nigeria and pakistan. To address this problem, the world health organization created the expanded programme on immunization epi, with the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality by making immunization services available for all children of the world by 1990. Surveillance at community level is strengthened by health surveillance assistants hsas. The who has recommended that combined vaccines be used where possible, to reduce the logistic costs of vaccine delivery.
Outline expanded program on immunization organization immunization schedule monitoring new vaccines vaccines in. May 17, 2014 the 2005 world health organization expanded program of immunization cluster sampling method has been used. The 2005 world health organization expanded program of immunization cluster sampling method has been used. Who world health organization vaccination coverage. This paper demonstrates clear economic benefits and efficacy of the national immunization support project nisp, which is financing interventions in terms of dalys. Weekly epidemiological record releve epidemiologique hebdomadaire, 58. Evaluation of immunization coverage within the expanded.
Pdf on jan 1, 2002, mesfin addisie and others published expanded program in immunization for the ethiopian health center team module find. He global programme for vaccines and immunization gpv was established in march 1994. This programme incorporated two existing programmes from the world health organization, the expanded programme on immunization and the former programme for vaccine development, and a new unit for vaccine supply and quality was established. Deaths from measles, a major child killer, declined by 80 per cent worldwide. World health organization expanded programme on immunization. The expanded program on immunization epi in the philippines began in july 1979. During the xxv meeting of the pan american health organization s directing council in september 1977, resolution cd25. The trend of immunization coverage a key measure of immunization system performance, shows that the immunization program has strong capacity to reach children with bcg 99%, dpt3 87%, polio3 94% and measles 88%. The expanded program on immunization epi was launched in 1974 by the world health organization who. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters.
In togo, very few data on the factors associated with incomplete vaccination coverage among children have been published. Strengthening the expanded programme on immunization in. This revised edition of immunization in practice is the result of team work between who and other gavi alliance partners, particularly unicef, cdc, program for appropriate technologies in health path and john snow incorporated jsi, and many other individuals who are committed to improving immunization services throughout the world. Immunisation is amongst the most costeffective public health interventions for reducing global child morbidity and mortality. Regional office for the americas 525 twentythird street, n. The expanded programme on immunization was launched in 1980 with the objective of. In 1978, a resolution was approved by the pan american sanitary conference, establishing the working capital for the paho revolving fund operations. Immunization is done monthly in barangay health stations. Lao health system continues to offer immunization services despite covid19 pandemic despite the arrival of covid19 in lao pdr last month, the health system here is continuing to provide essential health services and in particular immunization.
Review of the gambia expanded programme on immunization, august september 2001 page 2 table of content acronyms 4 executive summary 6 1. Expanded program on immunization multi year plan 20172021. Facilitating the who expanded program of immunization. Deaths from measles, a major child killer, declined by 80 per cent.
Apr 07, 2016 cdcs strategic framework for global immunization, 20162020 builds on 50 years of the centers for disease control and prevention s public health leadership and global immunization expertise since we established the cdc smallpox eradication program in january 1966. Strategic plan 1998 2001 world health organization. A guide for conducting an expanded programme on immunization. Expanded programme on immunization world health organization. Who department on immunization, vaccines and biologicals. Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, and the bcg vaccine to prevent tuberculosis in infants and young children. The immunization program is also facing some health system constraints. Cdc global health immunization new and underused vaccines. Pdf the expanded program on immunization service delivery. World health organization, immunization and vaccine development. Other articles where expanded program on immunization is discussed. It became a part of child survival and safe motherhood programme in 1992 and is currently one of the key areas under national rural health mission nrhm since 2005. World health organization launched expanded programme on immunization epi in 1974 to develop and expand immunization programs around the world as a result, by 2005, 80% of children immunized in their first year against 6 targeted diseases epi efforts prevent an estimated 3 million deathsyear.
As regards progress towards polio eradication, the western pacific was now virtually free of polio with notable impact being reported in cambodia and vietnam. Delegates welcome the draft immunization vision and strategy and the global strategy to defeat meningitis by 2030. The expanded program on immunization service delivery in the dschang health district, west region of cameroon. Cdcs strategic framework for global immunization, 20162020 builds on 50 years of the centers for disease control and prevention s public health leadership and global immunization expertise since we established the cdc smallpox eradication program in january 1966. This document is the 1974 resolution passed by the world health assembly on the expanded program on immunization epi. Pdf on jan 1, 2002, mesfin addisie and others published expanded program in immunization for the ethiopian health center team module find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. When the programme began, the disease still threatened 60% of the world s population and killed every fourth victim. Expanded program on immunization epi is one of the key programs in world health organization who ethiopia under the maternal, child health and nutrition mchn. Immunization, vaccines and biologicals who world health. Data were collected using semistructured pretested amharic version questionnaire by interviewing index childrens motherscaretakers, copying from vaccine card and observing bcg vaccine scar. Bacillus calmetteguerin bcg, diphtheriatetanuspertussis dtp. In 1978, a resolution was approved by the pan american sanitary conference, establishing the working capital for the paho revolving fund operations 2 2. Vaccine preventable diseases and immunization programs.