Monitoring Vaccine Preventable Disease burden
Overview
WHO is supporting Bangladesh in monitoring disease burden of vaccine preventable diseases such as Polio, measles and rubella, neonatal tetanus, Japanese encephalitis, diphtheria and others through established surveillance and immunization officer surveillance network. Such robust system of surveillance has supported country in eradication, elimination and control of VPDs and new vaccine introduction.
Key facts
- Last case of WPV in 2006
- NNT eliminated in 2008
- Rubella and hepatitis B control goal achieved
