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. 1985:69-72:87-8.

The Expanded Programme on Immunization: the 1974 Resolution by the World Health Assembly

World Health Assembly (27th: 1974)
  • PMID: 12280461

The Expanded Programme on Immunization: the 1974 Resolution by the World Health Assembly

World Health Assembly (27th: 1974). Assignment Child. 1985.

Abstract

PIP: This document is the 1974 resolution passed by the World Health Assembly on the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). The resolution recommends that Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) develop or maintain immunization and surveillance programs against some or all of the following diseases: diphtheria, poliomyelitis, pertussis, tetanus, measles, tuberculosis, and smallpox. The resolution requests that the Director-General of WHO: 1) intensify WHO's activities pertaining to the development of immunization programs, especially for developing countries; 2) assist Member States in developing suitable programs by providing technical assistance and assuring the availability of good-quality vaccines at a reasonable cost; 3) study the possibilities of providing from international sources an increased supply of vaccines, equipment, and transport and developing local competence to produce vaccines at the national level; 4) continue to support research on the efficacy of vaccines and on unsolved practical problems encountered in immunization procedures; 5) arrange seminars and other educational activities on the design and execution of programs. The resolution further requests the Director-General to establish a special account under the Voluntary Fund for Health Promotion to be credited with the values of gifts intended for the EPI and to ensure that vaccines donated to the program conform with WHO requirements.

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