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In South Africa, flu and pneumonia are the second biggest cause of death in children under five, coming after intestinal infectious diseases. This situation is troubling, especially since vaccines are available for children in both public and private healthcare sectors.
The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) for newborns resumed in Chattogram yesterday after remaining halted for almost five months amid a shortage of vaccines.
Experts say decision to hand over the programme to global health bodies in 2021 backfired; official claims govt still in charge.
The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) has saved 154 million lives over the last 50 years – equivalent to six lives saved every minute of every year – according to a study published in The Lancet.
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