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The Expanded Program On Immunizations of The Philippines

The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was established in 1976 by the Department of Health to ensure infants, children, and mothers have access to routinely recommended vaccines. The EPI provides vaccines to protect against 6 diseases - tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and measles. Its overall goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality in children from vaccine-preventable diseases. Key strategies include routine immunizations through community outreach and supplemental immunization activities. Issues include a need for more trained health workers and improved vaccine storage and distribution.

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The Expanded Program On Immunizations of The Philippines

The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was established in 1976 by the Department of Health to ensure infants, children, and mothers have access to routinely recommended vaccines. The EPI provides vaccines to protect against 6 diseases - tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and measles. Its overall goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality in children from vaccine-preventable diseases. Key strategies include routine immunizations through community outreach and supplemental immunization activities. Issues include a need for more trained health workers and improved vaccine storage and distribution.

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Expanded

Program on
Immunization
by the Department of Health
EXPANDED PROGRAM ON IMMUNIZATION
 Established in 1976
 Ensuring Infants/Children and Mothers’ access to routinely
recommended Infant/Childhood Vaccines
 BCG (Bacillus Calmette – Guérin) | Birth Dose
 Hepatitis B | Birth Dose
 Oral Poliovirus Vaccine
 Pentavalent Vaccine
 MMR Vaccine (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
 Tetanus Toxoid
 Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine 13 | Added in 2014
EXPANDED PROGRAM ON IMMUNIZATION
 6 Vaccine–Preventable Diseases
 Tuberculosis
 Poliomyelitis
 Diphtheria
 Tetanus
 Pertussis
 Measles
 In 2016, National Immunization Program; including immunizations of
other populations
 Senior Citizen Immunizations
 School-age Immunizations
 Adolescent Immunizations
EXPANDED PROGRAM ON IMMUNIZATION
 Overall Goal
 Reduce the morbidity and mortality among children against the most common
vaccine-preventable diseases.
 Specific Goals
 Immunize all infants/children against the most common vaccine-preventable diseases
 Sustain polio-free status of the Philippines
 Eliminate measles infection
 Eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus
 Control diphtheria, pertussis, hepatitis b and German Measles
 Prevent extra pulmonary tuberculosis among children
 Program Target
 Achieve 95% Fully Immunized Child Coverage.
EXPANDED PROGRAM ON IMMUNIZATION
 Program Strategies
 Conduct of routine immunizations for infants/children/women through
Reaching Every Purok Strategy
 The Reaching Every Purok Strategy is an innovation of the Reaching every
Barangay
 Supplemental Immunization Activities (SIA)
 Supplemental immunization activities are conducted to reach children who have
not been vaccinated or have not developed enough immunity after previous
vaccinations
 Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance
 Surveillance is conducted for all vaccine-preventable diseases most especially for
measles cases and indigenous wild poliovirus.
EXPANDED PROGRAM ON IMMUNIZATION
 Issues and Concerns
 Basic EPI Skills and Cold Chain & Logistics Management
 Untrained Regional Medical and Nurse Coordinators
 Immunization is only conducted ~once a month in BHSs
 Some birthing facilities are not giving BCG and Hepatitis B | birth doses
 Requests for Vaccine Refrigerators were not granted due to cost
 Health workers claim that their actual population is < PSA Projection; one of
the reasons why 100% accomplishment is not attainable
Expanded
Program on
Immunization
by the Department of Health

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