Logros y desafíos del Programa Ampliado de Inmunizaciones en la región de las Américas

Logros y desafíos del Programa Ampliado de Inmunizaciones en la región de las Américas

The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was initiated in 1974 in The Americas, based on the WHA 2757 resolution passed by the World Assembly of Health. Its purpose was to improve immunization coverage and to decrease morbidity and mortality caused by vaccine preventable diseases through vaccinati...

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Autores principales: Valenzuela B,María Teresa, O’Ryan G,Miguel
Lenguaje:Spanish / Castilian
Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2000
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Communicable diseases
Immunization programs
Vaccines
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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720000008000122005-11-29Logros y desafíos del Programa Ampliado de Inmunizaciones en la región de las AméricasValenzuela B,María TeresaO’Ryan G,Miguel Communicable diseases Immunization programs Vaccines The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was initiated in 1974 in The Americas, based on the WHA 2757 resolution passed by the World Assembly of Health. Its purpose was to improve immunization coverage and to decrease morbidity and mortality caused by vaccine preventable diseases through vaccination. Specific goals were to eradicate in determined time periods poliomyelitis, measles, neonatal tetanus, to eliminate tuberculous meningitis in children four years and younger, diphtheria, and tetanus. This article presents up to date information on vaccination coverage trends between 1990 and 1998 in 13 countries of the American Region, briefly describes implementation of surveillance programs required for appropriate monitoring of vaccine impact, and discusses the changes observed in morbidity attributable to vaccine preventable disease in these countries during four periods, 1968 before the existence of EPI, 1978, four years after its introduction, 1988 and 1998. Although much remains to be done, the impact of EPI in the Americas has been outstanding in decreasing morbidity caused by vaccine preventable diseases. (Rev Méd Chile 2000; 128: 911-22).info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.128 n.8 20002000-08-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872000000800012es10.4067/S0034-98872000000800012
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language Spanish / Castilian
topic Communicable diseases
Immunization programs
Vaccines
spellingShingle Communicable diseases
Immunization programs
Vaccines
Valenzuela B,María Teresa
O’Ryan G,Miguel
Logros y desafíos del Programa Ampliado de Inmunizaciones en la región de las Américas
description The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was initiated in 1974 in The Americas, based on the WHA 2757 resolution passed by the World Assembly of Health. Its purpose was to improve immunization coverage and to decrease morbidity and mortality caused by vaccine preventable diseases through vaccination. Specific goals were to eradicate in determined time periods poliomyelitis, measles, neonatal tetanus, to eliminate tuberculous meningitis in children four years and younger, diphtheria, and tetanus. This article presents up to date information on vaccination coverage trends between 1990 and 1998 in 13 countries of the American Region, briefly describes implementation of surveillance programs required for appropriate monitoring of vaccine impact, and discusses the changes observed in morbidity attributable to vaccine preventable disease in these countries during four periods, 1968 before the existence of EPI, 1978, four years after its introduction, 1988 and 1998. Although much remains to be done, the impact of EPI in the Americas has been outstanding in decreasing morbidity caused by vaccine preventable diseases. (Rev Méd Chile 2000; 128: 911-22).
author Valenzuela B,María Teresa
O’Ryan G,Miguel
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O’Ryan G,Miguel
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title Logros y desafíos del Programa Ampliado de Inmunizaciones en la región de las Américas
title_short Logros y desafíos del Programa Ampliado de Inmunizaciones en la región de las Américas
title_full Logros y desafíos del Programa Ampliado de Inmunizaciones en la región de las Américas
title_fullStr Logros y desafíos del Programa Ampliado de Inmunizaciones en la región de las Américas
title_full_unstemmed Logros y desafíos del Programa Ampliado de Inmunizaciones en la región de las Américas
title_sort logros y desafíos del programa ampliado de inmunizaciones en la región de las américas
publisher Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate 2000
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