ACCORDING to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2024, Malaysia is undergoing a significant demographic shift with profound implications for its healthcare system. This transition underscores the urgent need to strengthen preventative care measures, particularly through adult immunisation.
The National Immunisation Programme (NIP), introduced in the 1950s as part of a maternal and child health initiative, currently offers free vaccines against 13 childhood diseases. This is more than double the original six recommended by the World Health Organisation Expanded Programme on Immunisation.
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