What vaccines are preventable in Ethiopia?

What vaccines are preventable in Ethiopia?

Other added childhood vaccines given in Ethiopia protect against hepatitis B, Hib, PCV, and rotavirus. WHO has estimated that around 29% of under-five-year deaths could be prevented with existing vaccines, which prevents between 2 and 3 million deaths each year globally.

What are the 16 vaccine preventable diseases?

The most common and serious vaccine-preventable diseases tracked by the World Health Organization (WHO) are: diphtheria, Haemophilus influenzae serotype b infection, hepatitis B, measles, meningitis, mumps, pertussis, poliomyelitis, rubella, tetanus, tuberculosis, and yellow fever.

What are the vaccine preventable diseases?

Available vaccines

  • Cholera.
  • COVID-19 (corona virus)
  • Dengue.
  • Diphtheria.
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
  • Human papillomavirus (HPV)
  • Influenza.
  • Japanese encephalitis.

Is BCG vaccine given in Ethiopia?

The prevalence of BCG vaccination was 63.6% (n=3373) and BCG vaccination coverage in urban residents was higher (88%) than rural residents (57.3%).

What type of diseases can be prevented through vaccination Class 9?

How do Vaccines help preventing diseases?

  • POLIO. Polio is a contagious disease.
  • TETANUS. Tetanus is non-contagious but serious disease caused by bacteria made toxin (poison).
  • FLU (Influenza)
  • HEPATITIS B.
  • HEPATITIS A.
  • RUBELLA.
  • MEASLES.
  • WHOOPING COUGH(PERTUSSIS)

What are 8 diseases which vaccines can prevent?

Routine vaccinations protect against these 14 diseases.

  • #1. Polio. Polio is a crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease that is caused by poliovirus.
  • #2. Tetanus.
  • #3. The Flu (Influenza)
  • #4. Hepatitis B.
  • #5. Hepatitis A.
  • #6. Rubella.
  • #7. Hib.
  • #8. Measles.

What are the preventable disease?

Vaccine preventable diseases currently include:

  • diphtheria.
  • tetanus.
  • pertussis (whooping cough)
  • poliomyelitis (polio)
  • measles.
  • mumps.
  • rubella.
  • haemophilus influenzae type b infections.

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