National Immunisation Programme Malaysia

The health ministry moh along with the science technology and innovation ministry mosti in a joint statement today said priority would be given to frontliners from the health and security sectors such as doctors nurses police as well as prison and immigration personnel.

National immunisation programme malaysia. Causes the obstruction of the airway and can lead to heart and brain damage. National immunisation promotion campaign 2016 2020 an initiative spearheaded by the ministry of health to address the issue of vaccine refusal in the community and to strengthen the national immunisation program in malaysia. Dose 2 is given 6 months after dose 1. To reduce the occurrence of outbreaks of the targeted diseases by creating adequate herd immunity 3.

The writers visited malaysia from 24 february to 4 march 2008 to collaborate with the ministry of health in documenting the national school based immunization programme. All children in malaysia are recommended to receive vaccination based on the schedule set by the ministry of health malaysia up to 15 years old for the safety of the population. A nip is a government programme that operates within the framework of overall health policy. A national immunization programme nip is the organizational component of ministries of health charged with preventing disease disability and death from vaccine preventable diseases in children and adults.

Singapore in a bid to boost awareness of the importance of vaccinations among adults the ministry of health moh has for the first time drawn up a list of recommended immunisation jabs for. Ministry of health malaysia programme objectives 1. The schedule is published as guideline for physicians nurses and parents to follow. Tuberculosis tb contagious and fatal which could result in lung damage tb meningitis and bone disease.

Immunisation in the immunisation schedule national immunisation program is provided free of charge in all ministry of health malaysia facilities. Hepatitis b a viral infection that can lead to jaundice or liver cancer spread through sexual contact blood transfusion. To maintain surveillance on identified vaccine preventable. This goal was to be achieved by collecting information on the school based immunization programme at various levels using structured questions reported data and observation of.

This vaccine is provided only for girls aged 13 years. Malaysia is expected to secure access to covid 19 vaccine supply in the first quarter of next year. Immunisation for children who have delayed first visit to the clinic not given immunisation. To reduce the morbidity and mortality due to vaccine preventable diseases 4.