Immunization Handbook for Health Care Professionals (Draft) 2018
The Republic of Maldives is highly committed to provide basic health services to all with
special emphasis on children and women. The National Program on Immunization and Travel
Vaccine (NPITV) is considered the best success story in Maldives because of its remarkable
progress made during the past 25 years. The NPITV is a universal programme and its goal is to
protect the life of children from premature death and disability due to vaccine preventable
infectious diseases.
Recommendation for Interrupted or Delayed Routine Immunization - Maldives (Version 2022)
Replacing Tetanus Toxoid (TT) Vaccine to Tetanus diphtheria (Td/dT).
The WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) recommended replacing Tetanus Toxoid (TT) with Tetanus Diphtheria (Td) in 1998. The WHO position paper on diphtheria reinforced the recommendation in 2006. The Maldives Technical Advisory Group on lmmunization (MTAGI) at its meeting on January 2014 decided to replace TT to Td in Maldives. Tablel below shows the recommended schedule published in WER L9 May 2005, Tetanus vaccine- WHO Position paper 1
Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) Guideline 2021 Version 2
The National Expanded Program on Immunization (NIP) is considered a success story in Maldives because of its remarkable progress made during the past 25 years. The goal of NIP is to protect the life of thousands of children from premature death and disability from vaccine preventable infectious diseases.