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Table 2 Introduction of different vaccines into the EPI in Ghana (EPI Annual Report, 2014)

From: Regional disparities in immunization services in Ghana through a bottleneck analysis approach: implications for sustaining national gains in immunization

Year of Introduction

Number of vaccines

Constituent vaccines

1978

6

*BCG, OPV, DPT, Measles

1992

7

Yellow Fever

2002

9

Pentavalent- DPT, Hepatitis B; Haemophilus influenza b

2012

11

Rotavirus vaccine; Pneumococcal vaccine

2013

12

MR- Measles, Rubella

  1. BCG- Tuberculosis vaccine, OPV- Oral polio vaccine, DPT- Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus vaccines, Measles