Page 14 - ப்ரோக்ராம் ஆஃப் நோய்த்தடுப்பு News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

AS countries around the world grapple with the deadly third wave of Covid-19 and we witness the horrific devastation across the border, it is easy to forget about other prevalent infections and their damaging impact on countless lives. While millions wait desperately for any brand of the Covid vaccine, there are many who have little awareness of the necessity of routine vaccinations that can prevent common illnesses such as measles and polio. They thus end up endangering the lives of their children. In fact, it emerged at an event recently organised by the Ministry of National Health Services in connection with World Immunisation Week (observed in the last week of April every year) that vaccination provided under the government’s Expanded Programme of Immunisation can prevent 17pc of fatalities among young Pakistani children. The EPI provides free essential immunisation for children up to 15 months of age. This set of inoculations prevents 11 illnesses: tuberculosis, polio, measles

Programme of immunisationMinistry of national health servicesNational health servicesWorld immunisation weekExpanded programmeப்ரோக்ராம் ஆஃப் நோய்த்தடுப்புஅமைச்சகம் ஆஃப் தேசிய ஆரோக்கியம் சேவைகள்தேசிய ஆரோக்கியம் சேவைகள்உலகம் நோய்த்தடுப்பு வாரம்விரிவாக்கப்பட்டது ப்ரோக்ராம்