EXPANDED PROGRAM OF

IMMUNIZATION
 What is the main goal of EPI?

Over all Goals

• To reduce the morbidity
and mortality among
children against the
most common vaccine-
preventable diseases.
 What is the main goal of EPI?

Specific Goals
1. To immunize all infants/children against the most common
vaccine-preventable diseases.
2. To sustain the polio-free status of the Philippines.
3. To eliminate measles infection.
4. To eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus
5. To control diphtheria, pertussis, hepatitis b and German
measles.
6. To prevent extra pulmonary tuberculosis among children.
 What are the Mandates of EPI?

Republic Act No. 10152“MandatoryInfants and Children

Health Immunization Act of 2011Signed by President
Benigno Aquino III in July 26, 2010. The mandatory
includes basic immunization for children under 5
including other types that will be determined by the
Secretary of Health.
 Role of Student Nurses in EPI
• As a future nurse I think the roles and responsibilities of student nurse
in EPI are the following:

1. Nurses are also in charge of overseeing all aspects of the

immunization procedure following administration.
2. They are responsible for monitoring the effects of vaccinations,
including identifying and treating any physical or psychological side
effects.
3. This can also involve providing medical care to patients with underlying
health conditions, collating vaccination data, and taking patient records.
What are the elements of EPI?

• BCG birth dose, Hepatitis B birth dose,

Oral Poliovirus Vaccine, Pentavalent
Vaccine, Measles Containing Vaccines
(Antimeasles Vaccine, Measles,
Mumps, Rubella) and Tetanus Toxoid.
 As a nurse in the future in what ware are you
going to implement this program for clients who
have hesitancy with regards to receiving vaccines?

• As a nursing student and future nurse I will encourage and

educate them on how vaccinations are very important
receiving vaccines can prevent different diseasesA handy
method to inform relatives and friends that you have
received your immunization and are reaping the rewards of
it is by sharing your vaccination experience on social
media.
“If you make listening and observation your occupation, you
will gain much more than you can by talk.”
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