Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:42:21 +0000 Prof Eustarckio Kazonga Introduction IMMUNISATION is the process in which a person is made resistant to an infectious disease through vaccination. Both adults and children are protected through immunisation against many serious infectious diseases. An immunisation programme, through vaccination, aims at protecting the individual and to prevent the spread of such diseases in the wider population. A vaccine stimulates the immune system to protect a person against subsequent infection or disease. Vaccination coverage information is useful for identifying areas and groups with lower vaccination coverage so that responsible health officials and other stakeholders can take action to help improve vaccination coverage and protect everyone from vaccine-preventable diseases. This article is, therefore, aimed at illustrating how statistics is used in an immunisation programme. Some of the concepts in immunisation that make use of statistics are: immunisation uptake, vaccine coverage and uptake. Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) The Minister of Health, Dr. […]
