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the process of delivering vaccines,
appropriate storage and transport facilities
are important issues of the programme.
Vaccine preventable diseases in Tanzania
that are currently addressed by
immunization programme include:
Polio,
Measles,
Neonatal Tetanus,
Diphtheria,
Pertusis,
Tuberculosis
Hepatitis B.
The current available vaccines in the
programme are;
Bacille Calmette-Guerin(BCG)
Oral Polio Vaccine(OPV)
Diptheria-Pertusis- Tetanus-Hepatitis
B(DPT-HB)
Measles vaccines and
Antitetanus toxoid for pregnant women
Programme receives funds from
GAVI(Global Alliance for Vaccines and
Immunization), Central government and
other partners such as UNICEF, WHO,
JICA, DANIDA, Ireland Aid, USAID, Rotary
international and the Basket Fund.
The Expanded Programme on Immunization is
under the Reproductive and Child Health
Section, which belongs to the Directorate of
Preventive Services of the MOH(Ministry of
Healthy).
At the national level there is a Programme
Manager who is the overall in-charge of the
programme.
The programme comprises of four sections,
which are Monitoring, Training, Administration
and Cold Chain/Logistics.
The role of the Programme at Central level
is to formulate policy guidelines and
standard and guidelines on immunization
strategies for immunization, planning and
budgeting, training, procurement and
storage of vaccines, supplies and
equipment, distribution, monitoring and
evaluation.
The Central level is also vested with the role
of managing the resources i.e. storage,
distribution facilities, and equipment.
At
this level, the programme is under the
Regional Medical Officer (RMO) who is
being assisted by Regional Cold Chain
Officer (RCCO) and Regional MCH(Mother
and Child Health)Coordinator.
Their
functions include planning and
budgeting, storage, distribution, monitoring
and supervision, training, technical support
and management of resources of
immunization activities at regional level.
At
the district, the District Medical Officer
(DMO) is the in-charge of the programme
and is being assisted by the District Cold
Chain Officer (DCCO) and the District MCH
Coordinators.
Their roles include: planning and budgeting
for immunization activities, storage and
distribution, monitoring and supervision,
facilitating the implementation, training and
providing technical support to the facilities.
Immunization Schedules
There are two immunization schedules
currently in use. The first schedule is
targeting to children under one year of
age and the second is for women of
childbearing age, that is, 15-49 years.
ANTIGEN SCHEDULE
BCG At birth
OPV0 At birth