19th Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board Malta Meeting October 22-23, 2001

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19th Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board Malta
Meeting October 22-23, 2001

• Overview of vaccination programme in Malta

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Overview of vaccination programme in Malta
Health-for-All-policy for the 21st Century
Target 7 - Reducing communicable diseases
Planned for eradication
To be well controlled

• Poliomyelitis
• Measles
• Neonatal tetanus

• Congenital rubella
• Diphtheria
• Hepatitis B
• Mumps
• Pertussis
• Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease

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Overview of vaccination programme in Malta

• Advisory Committee on Immunisation Policies
  (ACIP) is influenced by recommendations made by
• Health-for-All Policy for the 21st Century
• UK Department of Health
• Literature
• Epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases in
  Malta

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Overview of vaccination programme in Malta

• Legislation
• Currently - Prevention of Disease Ordinance,
  Chapter 36, title III
• Future - Public Health Act

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Overview of vaccination programme in Malta

• Organization and Reporting

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Overview of vaccination programme in Malta
Immunisation Schedule
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Overview of vaccination programme in Malta
Vaccination coverage for diphtheria, tetanus,
poliomyelitis and pertussis 1992-2000
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Overview of vaccination programme in Malta
Reported diphtheria cases in Malta since 1920s
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Overview of vaccination programme in Malta
Reported poliomyelitis cases in Malta since 1920s
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Overview of vaccination programme in Malta
Reported measles cases in Malta 1979-2000
Log Scale
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Overview of vaccination programme in Malta
Have a pleasant stay in Malta