Every parent wants the best for their newborn child. You want them to grow up happy and healthy. Immunizations have a key role in keeping your child healthy as they grow through different stages of life.
In Kenya, the Immunization Schedule is determined by the Division of Vaccines and Immunizations (DVI) in the Ministry of Health and is commonly known as KEPI (Kenya Expanded Programme on Immunization). These are considered mandatory for diseases that have the potential of spreading widely.
There are also additional vaccines commonly offered outside of this schedule that may not necessarily be in the KEPI schedule.
|
Age |
Antigen |
Disease Prevented |
| Birth | BCG
Oral Polio Vaccine Hepatitis B |
Tuberculosis
Polio Hepatitis B |
| Six Weeks | DPT
HIB Hepatitis B Oral Polio Vaccine Pneumococcal Vaccine Rotavirus |
Diptheria, Pertussis, Tetanus
Haemophilus Influenza – Type B Hepatitis B Polio Pneuomonia Rotavirus |
| Ten Weeks | DPT
HIB Hepatitis B Oral Polio Vaccine Pneumococcal Vaccine Rotavirus |
Diptheria, Pertussis, Tetanus
Haemophilus Influenza – Type B Hepatitis B Polio Pneumonia Rotavirus |
| Fourteen Weeks | DPT
HIB Hepatitis B Oral Polio Vaccine Pneumococcal Vaccine Rotavirus |
Diptheria, Pertussis, tetanus
Haemophilus Influenza – Type B Hepatitis B Polio Pneumonia Rotavirus |
| Six Months | Vitamin A | Vitamin A Deficiency |
| Nine Months | Measles
Yellow Fever |
Measles
Yellow Fever |
Other vaccines not included in the KEPI Schedule but offered in private hospitals include:
- Flu Vaccine (6 & 7 Months)
- Chicken Pox I & II – 9 & 11 Months
- Menactra 1 (Meningitis) – 9 Months
- MMR – Mumps, Measles and Rubella – 15 Months
- Typhoid – 2 Years
You are encouraged to complete this official immunisation schedule for your child.
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