Journal article

Evaluation of immunization coverage within the Expanded Program on Immunization in Kita Circle, Mali: a cross-sectional survey

In 1986, the Government of Mali launched its Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) with the goal of vaccinating, within five years, 80% of all children under the age of five against six target diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, and measles. The Demographic and Health Survey carried out in 2001 revealed that, in Kita Circle, in the Kayes region, only 13% of children aged 12 to 23 months had received all the EPI vaccinations. A priority program was implemented in 2003 by the Regional Health Department in Kayes to improve EPI immunization coverage in this area.

Languages

  • English

Publication year

2009

Journal

BMC Int Health Hum Rights

Volume

Suppl. 1

Type

Journal article

Categories

  • Service delivery

Diseases

  • Polio

Countries

  • Mali

Tags

  • Coverage monitoring
  • Performance monitoring

WHO Regions

  • African Region