Overview of the immunisation status and programmes in all participating countries.
Country |
Eligible for GAVI |
Immunization status and programmes |
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1996¹ |
Year of introduction |
Type of programme2,3 |
Additional programmes3 |
Sceening of pregnant women |
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Albania |
Yes |
Universal, newborn |
1994 |
Newborn |
- |
No |
Armenia |
Yes |
- |
1999 |
Newborn (0, 6w, 6m) |
- |
Selective |
Azerbaijan |
Yes |
- |
Planned 2001-2002 |
Newborn |
- |
- |
Belarus |
No |
- |
1996 |
Newborn (0, 1m, 5m) |
Adolescents (13 yr) |
No |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
Yes |
- |
Children, 1999; Newborn, 2001 |
Newborn (0, 1m, 6m) |
Children (7 yr) |
Selective |
Bulgaria |
No |
Universal, newborn |
1991 |
Newborn (0, 1m, 6m) |
- |
No |
Croatia |
No |
- |
1999 |
Adolescent (12 yr) |
- |
Yes |
Czech Republic |
No |
- |
2001 |
Infant (1 yr) |
Adolescent (12 yr) |
Yes |
Estonia |
No |
- |
Adolescent, 1999; Newborn, planned 2000-2001 |
Newborn (0, 1m, 6m) |
Adolescent (12-13 yr) |
Yes |
Georgia |
Yes |
- |
2000 |
Infant (2m, 3m, 8m); (Newborn planned:0, 2m, 4m) |
- |
No |
Hungary |
No |
- |
1999 |
Adolescent (14 yr) |
- |
Yes |
Kazakhstan |
No |
- |
1997 |
Newborn (0, 2m, 4m) |
Some regions: children (1 yr) |
No |
Kyrgyzstan |
Yes |
- |
1999 |
Newborn (0, 2m, 5m) |
- |
No |
Latvia |
No |
- |
1997 |
Newborn |
- |
Yes |
Lithuania |
No |
- |
1998 |
Newborn (0, 1m, 6m) |
- |
No |
Moldova (Republic of) |
Yes |
Universal, newborn |
1995 |
Newborn (0, 1m, 6m) |
- |
No |
Poland |
No |
Universal, newborn |
Newborn, 1994-1996; Adolescent, 2000 |
Newborn (0, 6w, 6m) |
Adolescent (14 yr) |
Until 1994 |
Romania |
No |
Universal, newborn |
Newborn, 1995; Children, 1999; |
Newborn (0, 2m, 6m) |
Children (9 yr) |
No |
Russian Federation4 |
No |
- |
Newborn, in some regions, 1996; Newborn and adolescent, planned for 2002 |
Newborn (0, 1m, 6m), in regions with 5% carrier rate; |
Adolescents older than 11 yr |
Yes |
Slovakia |
No |
- |
1998 |
Infant (3m, 5m, 15-18m) |
- |
Yes |
Slovenia |
No |
- |
1998 |
Children (7 yr) |
- |
Yes |
Tajikistan |
Yes |
- |
Planned 2002 |
Newborn |
No |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
No |
- |
Planned 2002-2003 |
Newborn (0, 1m, 6m) |
- |
Selective |
Turkmenistan |
Yes |
- |
Planned 2001-2002 |
Newborn (0, 2m, 3m) |
- |
No |
Turkey |
No |
- |
1998 |
Infant (3m, 4m, 9m) |
- |
Selective |
Ukraine |
Yes |
- |
1996 |
Newborn (0, 3m, 5m) |
- |
Yes |
Uzbekistan |
Yes |
- |
1998 |
Newborn (0, 2m, 9m), regions |
- |
Yes |
Yugoslavia |
No |
- |
- |
No universal programme |
- |
Yes |
Notes
¹Countries represented at the Siofok conference in 1996 reporting immunization programmes. Bosnia-Herzegovina and Yugoslavia were not present.
²Newborn: immunization of all newborn with three doses at specified intervals.
3
Children or adolescent immunization programmes according to a month 0, 1, 6 vaccination schedule.4
A 1996 decree of the Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation recommended hepatitis B vaccination of newborn in high endemicity regions. A new decree valid from January 2002 recommends hepatitis B vaccination of all newborns and adolescents.