WHAT IS EPI?
The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)
is a global initiative aimed at
safeguarding communities against
preventable diseases through timely and
Objectives: comprehensive vaccination strategies.
Developed by the World Health Organization
(WHO), EPI plays a crucial role in
1. Disease Prevention: EPI enhancing public health worldwide.
focuses on preventing the
spread of vaccine-preventable
diseases, including but not
limited to measles, polio,
diphtheria, pertussis, and
tetanus.
2. Community Immunity: By
ensuring widespread vaccination
coverage, EPI aims to establish
herd immunity, reducing the
overall incidence and impact of
targeted diseases within
communities.
3. Children’s Health: EPI
places a particular emphasis on
childhood vaccinations,
protecting infants and young Expanded Program
children from life-threatening
illnesses during their of Immunization
vulnerable early years. (EPI)
PROTECTING COMMUNITIES
THROUGH VACCINATION
IMMUNIZATION CARD
TYPES OF -VACCINE
PREVENTABLE DISEASES
1. Tuberculosis (TB):
- TB is a bacterial infection primarily affecting the
lungs.
- It spreads through the air when an infected person
coughs or sneezes.
- Symptoms include coughing, weight loss, and
fatigue.
2. Poliomyelitis (Polio): CONCEPT AND IMPORTANCE OF VACCINATION
- Polio is a viral infection that can lead to paralysis,
mainly in the legs.
IMMUNIZATION
- It spreads through contaminated food, water, or
contact with an infected person.
- Vaccines are administered to induce immunity
- Vaccination has significantly reduced global polio causing the immune response to react to the
cases.
GOALS OF EPI vaccine that produces antibodies to fight
infection.
3. Diphtheria:
- Service is available in all health facilities and
- Diphtheria is a bacterial infection causing
respiratory issues and a thick membrane in the throat. institutions providing health services for women
- It spreads through respiratory droplets. - Immunize all and children nationwide.
- Vaccination is crucial to prevent severe - Wednesday is the designated immunization
complications. infants/children against day in government health facilities unless
4. Tetanus: the most common otherwise revised.
- Tetanus is caused by a bacterial toxin entering the
body through wounds. vaccine-preventable
- It leads to muscle stiffness and spasms, potentially
causing breathing difficulties. diseases
- Immunization is essential for protection.
- Sustain polio-free status
5. Pertussis (Whooping Cough):
- Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the Philippines
affecting the respiratory system.
- It causes severe coughing spells, often with a - Eliminate measles
"whooping" sound during inhaling.
- Vaccination is crucial, especially for infants. infection
6. Measles: - Eliminate maternal and
- Measles is a viral infection causing fever, cough, and
characteristic red spots. neonatal tetanus.
- It spreads through respiratory droplets.
- Vaccination is effective in preventing measles - Control diphtheria,
outbreaks.
pertussis, hepatitis B,
and German measles
- Prevent extra pulmonary
TB among children
