Endeavors to improve immunization uptake in Ethiopia

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Filimona Bisrat
filimonab@gmail.com

Abstract

In 1980, the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was initiated by the Ministry of Health, with the objective of reaching 90% coverage among children under 1 year of age by the year 1990 (1). The vaccination schedule since then has been in accordance with that recommended by WHO for developing countries (2).

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2019-07-21

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Bisrat, F. (2019). Endeavors to improve immunization uptake in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 33(SPECIAL IS). Retrieved from https://ejhd.org/index.php/ejhd/article/view/2294

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Vol. 33 No. SPECIAL IS (2019)

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