Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Immunization is recognized as one of the most cost-effective public health interventions in the world. In Haiti, CDC has worked with partners and the Ministry of Health on a number of vaccine-related programs, from mass immunization of children for measles and rubella in 2012 to the cholera outbreak response after the earthquake. In 2013, Haiti’s Ministry of Health launched a 2013-2022 national plan of action for the elimination of cholera in Haiti. Additional projects include improvements to the central vaccine warehouse and the addition of new and optimization of existing solar refrigerators in health facilities. CDC’s work helped justify the introduction of new vaccines: pentavalent (the 5-in-1), rotavirus and anticipate pneumococcal next year.