D G Koop1, B M Jackson, G Nestel. 1. School of Public Health, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. darryl.koop@prodigy.net
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This report summarizes the results of the Macedonian refugee camps' Expanded Program on Immunization. METHODS: Government agencies and nongovernmental organizations implemented an immunization program consisting of 3 mass vaccination campaigns in each of the 7 camps. Before the second mass campaign, weekly immunization clinics were initiated in each camp. Children younger than 48 months were immunized against 8 antigens according to a schedule established by the Macedonian Ministry of Health. RESULTS: Immunization coverage rates in the second campaign were 91% in Cegrane and 73% in Brazda. Coverage rates of the weekly clinics averaged 93%. CONCLUSIONS: Initiating an expanded immunization program in the absence of a stable population is problematic.
OBJECTIVES: This report summarizes the results of the Macedonian refugee camps' Expanded Program on Immunization. METHODS: Government agencies and nongovernmental organizations implemented an immunization program consisting of 3 mass vaccination campaigns in each of the 7 camps. Before the second mass campaign, weekly immunization clinics were initiated in each camp. Children younger than 48 months were immunized against 8 antigens according to a schedule established by the Macedonian Ministry of Health. RESULTS: Immunization coverage rates in the second campaign were 91% in Cegrane and 73% in Brazda. Coverage rates of the weekly clinics averaged 93%. CONCLUSIONS: Initiating an expanded immunization program in the absence of a stable population is problematic.
Authors: C A de Quadros; J M Olivé; B S Hersh; M A Strassburg; D A Henderson; D Brandling-Bennett; G A Alleyne Journal: JAMA Date: 1996-01-17 Impact factor: 56.272