Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)

Key Result Areas

EPI policies, protocols and guidelines

EPI technical leadership and support

Monitor and evaluate EPI services

Facilitate EPI capacity building according to identified needs

Services offered by EPI programme

Immunisation services
EPI surveillance - EPI targeted diseases
Reach Every District (RED) Strategy and Data Quality Self Assessment (DQS)

Target Audience

Birth (0) - 12 years

Legislation adhered to

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Global Immunisation Vision and Strategies (GIVS)
EPI National Guidelines - field guide and vaccinators manual with policies and guidelines

Achievements of the Programme (in the last financial year)

Reach Every District (RED) Strategy and Data Quality Self Assessment have been introduced to 9 districts.
eThekwini and Ilembe districts have shown good improvement in their immunisation coverage from the time these strategies were introduced.

Targets for current financial year

90% coverage for all immunisation coverage
AFP detection rate 2 : 100 000 of the population under 15 years
Suspected measles cases detection rate 2 : 100 000 of the general population.
New vaccines i.e. Rotavirus vaccine and Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine are to be added to programme, implementation will be in April 2009.

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