It further notes the high level of immunization coverage and that health services are free and cover all areas of the country.

In recent years, routine immunization coverage has consistently benefited about three quarters of the world's children.

The plan works hand in hand with our overall efforts to raise immunization coverage against other diseases like measles, pneumonia, and rotavirus.

A delegation recommended that the MTSP be updated to reflect the goals of the GIVS, saying that the success of the GIVS was its setting of goals for immunization coverage and reduction of specific diseases.

By 2000, the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) had covered 90 per cent of Vanuatu's population with hepatitis B being covered in the same schedule.

These included increased immunization coverage, initiatives to reduce school dropout rates, community based nutrition promotion, and micronutrient supplementation.

C. Immunization plus

Immunization against measles

Raising global immunization coverage will speed progress toward the MDGs and generate momentum toward a successful post 2015 development agenda.

In order to do this, the Government has made a commitment to launch public information and awareness raising campaigns, promote more hygienic living conditions, expand immunization coverage, and redirect investment towards better health care coverage throughout the country.

Immunization against children's paralyses

Immunization against measles (morbili), in percentage

E. Immunization plus oral report

2 Vaccination coverage refers to all antigens given to children under one year of age, and for measles vaccine up to two years of age, as well as pregnant women as outlined by the national schedule.

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Welcomes the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy

Welcomes the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy

Campaigns reached over 5 million children, while the restoration of routine immunization has been crucial for minimizing the risk of disease spread.

The representative of Bangladesh said that the Millennium Development Goals for child mortality could be met with a package of interventions, including expanded education for females, effective family planning programmes that motivated women to delay child bearing and expanded immunization coverage.

Alarmed that globally and in some regions immunization coverage has increased only marginally since the early 1990s, and that in 2003 more than 27 million children worldwide were not immunized during their first year of life

Immunization campaigns and related accelerated efforts had reached children in marginalized families, but at the same time had detracted attention and resources from routine immunization services.

Global Immunization Vision and Strategy oral report

The secretariat said that immunization remained a high priority.

Likewise, UNICEF is undertaking the immunization plus project, ensuring that all centres have an adequate supply of vaccines and staff is able to conduct immunizations.

Target 1 Immunization and vitamin A coverage, disease reduction and immunization safety

BCG immunization coverage, 1991 2002 period

Multiple vaccination campaigns have successfully averted major epidemics.

Having considered the draft global immunization vision and strategy,

Having considered the draft global immunization vision and strategy,

However, OIOS could be covered at greater length in informal consultations.

To date, GAVI has helped countries immunize more than 13 million children against pneumococcal disease and five million children against rotavirus, with plans to strengthen its efforts in countries where immunization coverage is below 70 .

Immunization against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis

The challenge will be in financing GIVS and ensuring linkages with other efforts.

(e) Debt service coverage

Delegations welcomed the GIVS, in particular the focus on reaching the under served, the less fragmented approach to strengthening immunization systems and the linkage with other health interventions.

In Indonesia, UNICEF was working with WHO to accelerate special immunization campaigns.

The secretariat said that it was vital to further strengthen routine immunization with four contacts for every child, and to linking immunization to other high impact intervention to have an even higher impact on child mortality.

The GIVS built on experiences in immunization in recent years and intended to provide a unified vision to guide future formulation and implementation of immunization programmes and other related interventions at all levels.

Coverage of costs of the request for review

Coverage of costs of the request for review

Focus on electronic coverage of some coasts

Obstetrical coverage 50 per cent.

Vaccination coverage 80 per cent.

Vitamin A supplements will be provided annually to all under 5 children (about 30 million) along with Oral Polio Vaccine on National Immunisation Days through the EPI network.

Mass immunization has largely eliminated polio.