Malaysia's National Immunisation Programme (NIP), introduced by the Ministry of Health in the early 1950s, provides free vaccinations to every baby born in Malaysia against vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, delivered on a set schedule from birth through the teenage years at government clinics and hospitals. Designed around the World Health Organization's Expanded Programme on Immunisation framework, the NIP has expanded over time to protect against 13 major childhood diseases.
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Source pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: Malaysia National Immunisation Programme
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1. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: Malaysia National Immunisation Programme
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Malaysia’s NIP was established in 1950 with the introduction of smallpox vaccine.
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Vaccination is free under the NIP for all children under the age of 15 years; since 2015, non-citizens have to pay a small fee [ 14 ].
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Vaccination is free under the NIP for all children under the age of 15 years; since 2015, non-citizens have to pay a small fee [ 14 ].
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It aims to make vaccines available to all globally.
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