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  • Title: Immunization and primary health care in Egypt.
    Author: Imam IZ.
    Journal: Trop Geogr Med; 1985 Sep; 37(3):S65-6. PubMed ID: 4071636.
    Abstract:
    The World Health organization's (WHO's) goal for its Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) is the immunization of all children by 1990 against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, and measles. During the last 25-30 years considerable attention has been paid by the government of Egypt to aspects of primary health care, and immunization is being integrated into the country's basic health services. Precisely because of the principles of planning and implementation of this program, immunization has been made compulsory in Egypt for all children, and it is free of charge. This compulsory vaccination program was 1 of the reasons for the widespread establishment of basic health services in Egypt. The immunization program encourages the development of primary health care and the development of primary health care leads to better coverage and more perfection in the immunization of children against infectious diseases. An important element of any immunization program are the vaccines used. The vaccines must be potent, effective, safe, and readily available. The system of internal control of vaccines has been reorganized and strengthened in Egypt by the establishment of a national control laboratory for sera, vaccines, and biologicals. Another positive is the availability and production of vaccines. A country with a population of more than 20 or 30 million people may establish its own vaccine production facilities and thus become self-reliant in this respect. A prerequisite is the availability of well trained staff, suitable laboratories, and the presence of control laboratories. Egypt was fourtunate in this respect through the cooperation started in 1976 between the Netherlands government and the Egyptian government.
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