Efforts made to ensure vaccines for expanded immunisation programme
The Ministry of Health is working hard to ensure vaccine supply for the national expanded programme on immunisation (EPI), heard a regular Government press conference in Hanoi on December 6. Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Lien Huong noted that the EPI, launched in 1985, is providing immunisation to more than 10 vaccine preventable diseases.
For the 10 types of vaccines that can be produced domestically, the ministry has reviewed legal regulations and make purchase orders, she said, adding that a specific price plan is expected to be completed within this month. For the 5-in-1 vaccine that must be imported, the ministry has assigned the institute to carry out procurement in the form of open domestic bidding in line with the Bidding Law.
