Iranian Journal of Public Health (Mar 2009)
Expanded Programme on Immunization in Iran: Last 3 Decades Achievements from 1979 to 2008
Abstract
"nExpanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in I.R.Iran began in 1984 after establishing of health network for PHC all over the country and reached to high & accepted coverage rates for active immunization of infants against vaccine prevent­able diseases including Diphteria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Measles, Poliomyelitis and Tuberculosis.