Child health program of Nepal includes Immunization, Nutrition, CBIMCI and Newborn Care. National Immunization Program (NIP) is the priority program of department of Health Services, MOHP, Nepal and is considered successful public health intervention of Nepal. Currently eleven antigens are provided through the routine immunization under National Immunization programme of Nepal. There should be at least seven contacts of children (At birth, 6,10,14 weeks, 9, 12, 15 months) to health center to fully immunize as per national immunization programme of Nepal.
World Health organization established a program called Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in 1974 and many countries started implementing EPI. Expanded program on Immunization (EPI) including BCG,and DPT vaccines in Nepal started in Nepal in 1979 in three districts. However, EPI including BCG, DPT, oral polio vaccine, and Measles was expanded to all 75 districts by 1989 only. Since then, government of Nepal is providing free immunization services to everyone regardless of their gender, socioeconomic strata without any discrimination. It is one of the accessible services of Nepal and has reached to the 97% population. Nepal is believed to be one of the countries recognized for the well functioning immunization system. This is also considered as the most cost effective public health programme.
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