Blogs
Enrich your knowledge about national and local level interventions. Get a glimpse of how experts are working at all levels, be it the public or private sector, the field or the desk, to see how they are reaching out to children all over Bangladesh.
Shared Insights: ZDLH-X2 Sparks Collaborative Learning
The second Gavi Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH): Inter-country Peer Learning Exchange, fondly referred to as “ZDLH-X2,” convened virtually on September 13, 2023.
Nurse Sylve’s Story: Alo Clinic’s Impact on Urban Healthcare
The Aalo clinic is living up to its Bengali name; the healthcare facility is working as a beacon (Alo) of hope for the 140,000 residents of the slum and surrounding areas.
Coverage Evaluation Survey 2019: An important tool to measure immunisation progress
The Coverage Evaluation Survey is an important tool to monitor progress and detect weaknesses of the national Expanded Programme on […]
Success stories of EPI
Compared to many countries in the world, 82 percent of children in Bangladesh are vaccinated before the age of two. In some cases the vaccination rate is 99 percent.
Present situation of scheduled vaccines for children
In 1985, the Expanded Program on Immunization covered 2 percent of infants under one year of age (EPI). It now stands at 81 percent. In the public and private sectors alike, foreign vaccines are administered.