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During over 30 years since the launch of the national Expanded Immunisation Programme, Việt Nam has developed the capacity of monitoring, detecting, diagnosing, and responding to disease outbreaks in a swift and effective manner.
Inadequate medical treatment, children not being fully vaccinated, underfunded mental health services and the return of malnutrition are some of the impacts that severe budget cuts are having on children’s health and well-being, child health advocates warn.
The vaccine which will be introduced into the vaccination programme, will be free for all children between 6-24 months old.
Ho Chi Minh City needs more than 1.7 million doses of 12 types of vaccines for children under the expanded immunisation programme between now and June 2024, according to a report to the municipal People’s Committee sent by the Department of Health.
The vaccination campaign has been expanded, which has increased the number of residents that have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and put under health management.