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The effectiveness of immunization
1Department of Child Health, Medical School, Airlangga University, Dr. Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya.
Paediatrica Indonesiana
|November 1, 1991
Summary
Indonesia's Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI/PPI), launched in 1977, has shown effectiveness in reducing target diseases like polio and neonatal tetanus. Ten years later, the program demonstrates success and optimism for achieving disease elimination goals.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Global Health
Background:
- The Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in Indonesia, known as Pengembangan Program Imunisasi (PPI), was initiated in 1977.
- A decade after its launch, a review was conducted to assess the current status and impact of the PPI.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically evaluate the effectiveness of the EPI/PPI program in Indonesia.
- To measure the reduction in incidence of target diseases, focusing on poliomyelitis, measles, and neonatal tetanus.
Main Methods:
- The study involved evaluating disease trends for poliomyelitis, measles, and neonatal tetanus.
- Effectiveness was assessed by observing the impact on the incidence of these targeted diseases.
Main Results:
- A considerable reduction in the incidence of target diseases was observed, confirming the effectiveness of the PPI.
- Significant progress has been made towards the goal of eliminating indigenous paralytic poliomyelitis.
- The program is on track to meet the goal of neonatal tetanus elimination by 1985 in Java and Bali.
Conclusions:
- The Indonesian Expanded Programme on Immunization (PPI) has proven effective in reducing the incidence of target diseases.
- There is optimism that the established goals for poliomyelitis and neonatal tetanus elimination will be achieved.
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