Over 6,100 children were immunized against measles, and 230 children under one year old were immunized with routine Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) vaccines in the camps.
In all regions of the country, households were selected using random-sampling software developed by a statistician (X-TC) according to the expanded programme on immunization (EPI) method of WHO [17].
It is widely given to infants as part of the WHO Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in countries where TB is endemic.
As of 2004, the Government was financing only 2 per cent of routine vaccines in the expanded programme on immunization.
The new government expanded programme on immunization (EPI) policy will be implemented to ensure improved EPI coverage throughout the country.
Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) = routine vaccination activities in health facilities for children aged 9 to 11 months.
These interventions are malaria, acute respiratory infections, diarrhea, HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, expanded programme on immunization and improving maternal and child nutrition.
These interventions will focus on malaria, acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention and an expanded programme on immunization as well as maternal and child nutrition.
The progress made in immunization efforts underlines steady improvements in the infrastructure and systems available to health teams as part of the country's Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI).
"The crisis has interrupted the disease monitoring system and reduced routine EPI (expanded programme on immunization) coverage," says UNICEF Representative Youssouf Oomar.
Recommendations for WHO, UNICEF and MoH: a) The expanded programme on immunization is an integral part of the regular PHC activities.
