PES, for children under 5 years old, includes measles vaccination, vitamin A
supplementation, intestinal de- worming and distribution of mosquito nets.
According to the results of the DCAT II, 97% of children aged between 12-23 months were
vaccinated in 2012: 46% were completely vaccinated and 51% partially. The proportion of
children who did not receive any of the EPI vaccines is 4%. The proportion of those who
have been partially vaccinated is 51%. In 42% of cases, children were fully vaccinated
according to the recommended schedule, that is to say, before the age of 12 months.
Compared to 2005, we note that immunisation coverage has decreased slightly, the
proportion of fully immunised children dropping from 52% to 46%
Overall, 94% of children are vaccinated against BCG (normally given at birth) and almost the
same proportion had received the vaccine before the age of 12 months. Nearly nine out of ten
children received the first dose of Pentavalent (89%). It is the same for the vaccine against
poliomyelitis (87%). However, the proportions decrease with the number of doses and the
attrition rate between the first and third doses, which are not negligible, especially for polio
(34% against 19% for Pentavalent).
In addition, 75% of children aged 12 to 23 months are vaccinated against measles, but only
68% of children are vaccinated against measles below the age of 12 months.
According to the EPI vaccination coverage achieved in 2012 are as follows:
Table 11: Cumulative Immunisation coverage by department and antigen from January to
October 2012
Depart
BCG
PENTA PENTA OPV 3 VAR
VAA
VIT A VAT
ment
1
3
2+
Brazzaville 87
79
73
73
65
65
65
71
Bouenza
79
81
74
74
70
71
71
68
Cuvette
88
95
91
91
93
93
93
88
Cuvette88
92
90
90
86
86
86
89
West
Kouilou
67
91
90
89
64
63
63
79
Lékoumou 83
88
84
84
79
79
79
72
Likouala
104
112
75
75
88
86
Niari
86
89
87
87
79
101
75
97
Plateaux
81
88
82
82
86
70
85
82
Pointe
117
122
110
109
102
86
97
109
Noire
Pool
70
76
71
70
70
70
71
68
Sangha
88
89
87
88
86
86
74
88
National
91
91
84
83
78
77
77
83
Description: BCG (tuberculosis); PENTA (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B,
meningitis); OPV (polio); VAR (measles); VAA (yellow fever); VIT A (vitamin A); VAT 2+
(2nd boost tetanus pregnant woman. Shaded cell. Coverage> 80%
5.3.3.4. Childhood diseases
The features mentioned here are childhood diseases that are low birth weight, acute
respiratory infections (ARI), fever and
67