Immunisation

The Immunisation program is a vital preventative public health strategy funded by the Department Health and Ageing and provided by general practices within the local community. MBGPN promotes and supports general practices to maintain a high standard of immunisation services for the community with educational programs for practice staff, information newsletters and resources available through the MBGPN web site.

The MBGPN immunisation program is guided by the National Quality Performance System as set down by DoHA and by the GPII indicators.

The National Immunisation Program now routinely offers protection against the following diseases:

Hepatitis B
Hepatitis A (for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (A&TSI) children)
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Polio
Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)
Meningococcal C disease (Men C)
Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)
Varicella (VZV)
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Influenza (for adults over 65 years & Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients over 15 years)
Rotavirus
Pneumococcal infection (7vPCV for children and 23vPPV for adults over 65 years and A&TSI adults over 50 years, A&TSI 15-49 years with risk factors and A&TSI children at 2 years)