Immunization boosts the body defenses to fight infection. It helps us lead healthier lives with less recourse to curative medicine. To be effective against childhood disease it is best carried out at specified times.
| AGE | ANTIGEN | DISEASE PREVENTED |
| Birth | BCG, OPV, HEP. B | Tuberculosis, polio, Hepatitis B. |
| 6 Weeks | DPT, HIB, HEP. B, OPV, IPV,PNEUMOCOCCAL | Diphtheria, Meningitis, Hepatitis B, Pertussis, Polio, Pneumococcal Disease. |
| 10 Weeks | DPT, HIB, HEP. B, OPV, IPV,PNEUMOCOCCAL | Diphtheria, Meningitis, Hepatitis B, Pertussis, Polio, Pneumococcal Disease. |
| 14 Weeks | DPT, HIB, HEP. B, OPV, IPV,PNEUMOCOCCAL | Diphtheria, Meningitis, Hepatitis B, Pertussis, Polio, Pneumococcal disease. |
| 4 ½ Weeks | ROTA VIRUS VACCINE | Rota Virus Infection |
| 5 ½ Weeks | ROTA VIRUS VACCINE | Rota Virus Infection |
| 6 Months | FLU I, VITAMIN A | Influenza, Vitamin A deficiency |
| 7 Months | FLU II | Influenza |
| 9 Months | MEASLES, YELLOW FEVER | Measles, Yellow fever |
| 1 Year | CHICKEN POX VACCINE, HEP. A I, VITAMIN A | Chicken Pox Plus Vitamin A Deficiency, Hepatitis A |
| 1yr 3months | MMR | Measles, Mumps, Rubella |
| 1yr 6months | BOOSTER DPT, HIB, IPV, POLIO, VITAMIN A, HEP A BOOSTER | Diphtheria, Meningitis, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Vitamin A deficiency, Hepatitis A |
| 2 Years | VITAMIN A, HIB, TYPHOID, PNEUMOCOCCAL | Vitamin A deficiency, Meningitis, Typhoid, Pneumonia |
| 2yrs 6months | VITAMIN A | Vitamin A deficiency |
| 5 Years | BOOSTERS: DPT, POLIO, TYPHOID, VITAMIN A, PNEUMONIA,MENINGITIS | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Typhoid Fever, Vitamin A deficiency, Pneumonia, Meningitis. |
