How Can We Prevent Infants from Infectious Diseases by Immunization?

Diginerve11 Oct, 2022Education

It is done to prevent infants, children, and pregnant women from various infectious diseases like Measles, Rubella, Diphtheria, Polio, Pertussis, Tetanus, etc. WHO in May 1974 officially launched a global immunizing programme called the Expanded programme on Immunization (EPI). This was initiated to prevent children across the globe against 6 vaccine-preventable diseases ? Diphtheria, Pertussis (whooping Cough), polio, Tb, measles, and tetanus by the year 2000.