Answer 99 - The Expanded Programme for Immunisation
The World Health Organisation's Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI) includes immunisation against:
a. cholera
b. hepatitis A
c. rubella
d. smallpox
e. typhoid
All False
The WHO EPI schedule for developing countries:
BCG at birth
oral polio at birth, 6 weeks, 10 weeks, 14 weeks
Hepatitis B at birth, 6 weeks, 9 months
diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) at 6, 10, and 14 weeks
measles at 9 months
Tetanus toxoid should also be given to women of reproductive age: 2 doses at least 1 month apart (and at least 2 weeks before delivery if pregnant.)
