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If not given at birth, as soon as possible after birth.
* Do not rub or apply anything to injection site.

WHEN IT IS GIVEN.
* BCG vaccine is given at birth or as soon as possible after birth.
* It should not be given to children who have clinical issues (e. g HIV/ AID'S.
Please our parents guidances let listen to this important message.
If there is no noodle at the injection site six weeks after a BCG vaccination, the injection must be repeated.
* If there is no scar six weeks after the second injection (i. e by 12 weeks) the child should be referred to a doctor.
Please our amiable parents guidances try to follow all this immunization advise is for our own goodnees please for the sake of the kids.

BCG VACCINE.

* WHAT IS BCG VACCINE?
*BCG vaccine protects against tuberculosis.
* The letters B, C and G stand for basillus of Calmette and Guerin
*BACILLUS means bacterium/ germ
* CALMETTE and GUERIN are the names of the people who developed the vaccine.
*BCG vaccine comes in powder form and before use must be reconstituted with the accompanying diluent.
* The reconstituted vaccine is even more sensitive to heat than the powder and must therefore be used within six hours of discard.
*Wrap constituted BCG vaccine in foil or paper to protect it from sunlight.

HOW IS TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTED?
The best protection available for children against tuberculosis infection is immunization with BCG vaccine.

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HOW IS TUBERCULOSIS TREATED ?
* People with TB must complete a course of curative therapy, which usually involves be taking two or more anti- tuberculosis drugs for at least six months.
* Unfortunately, some people fail to take medications as prescribed or to complete their course of therapy, or they may be given ineffective treatments. This may lead to multi drugs be resistance TB, which is be difficult to treat and can be spread to other people.
* A person with the diseases can infect others for several weeks even after he or she begins treatment.

THIS ARE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TB.
*Weakness
*Weight loss
*Fever
*Night sweats.
In TB of the lungs(pulmonary TB) the symptoms include:
*Persistent cough
* Chest pain
* Coughing up of blood
However, in young children the only sign of pulmonary tuberculosis may be:
* Failure to thrive
*Stunted growth

Other signs and be symptoms depends on the part of the body that is very affected. For instance, in TB of the bones and joints there may be more
* Swelling
* Pain
* Crippling effect in the hip knees or spine.

HOW IS TUBERCULOSIS SPREAD.
Tuberculosis is spread through the air. When a person with the disease coughs or sneezes, the germs entered the air.
* A person inhaling air that contains TB germs may become infected.
*TB can spread be rapidly where people are living in crowded conditions.
* In some areas it is possible to become infected by consuming unpasteurized milk (bovine TB).
*Person's with TB infection who have weakened immune system (I. e difficulty to fight diseases, for instance people with HID/ AID'S), are more likely to develop the diseases than those with normal immune systems.

TUBERCULOSIS (TB)
What is tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis is cause by a germ called MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS.
It usually attacks the lungs, and other parts of the body, including the Bones, joints and brain.
People of all ages can contract tuberculosis.
*The risk of developing TB is highest in children aged under 3 (three) years and in very old people, although anyone maybe affected.

ENSURE SAFE, EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT PROVISION OF IMMUNIZATION SERVICES FOR OUR CHILDREN.
* TUBERCULOSIS
*TETANUS
*POLIOMYELITIS
*WHOOPING COUGH
*MEASLES
*DIPHTHERIA
*YELLOW FEVER
*HEPATITIS B.

THE RIGHT OF EVERY CHILD, IMMUNIZATION IS FREE