In Malaysia, the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) was introduced in the early 1950s, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI).
While the EPI recommends that all countries immunise against six childhood diseases, our NIP has gone further and expanded protection against 12 major childhood diseases. (Related story: Are vaccines really dangerous for our children?)
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