Immunization Program

Pohnpei, FSM – FSM Department of Health and Social Affairs (FSM DHSA) Immunization depots, continues to grow at the national and states’ level to accommodate the continued influx of COVID-19 pandemic vaccines and the routine vaccines that are available within the nation.

Through supporting partners; US CDC, WHO, and UNICEF, the program continues to upgrade and maintain cold chain system used to meet all required standards. Vaccines are ordered by the national immunization program through a federal cooperative funding agreement utilizing CDC’s ordering system, which are shipped directly to the national office and then distributed to the four States. Only COVID-19 vaccines are being shipped directly to the States.

The depots started with the capability to store within the normal refrigerated range of 2 to 8 degrees Celsius and have now expanded to cover freezing and ultra-freezing temperature ranges. The Department explores opportunities with outside partners to continue the improvement and maintenance of the cold chain systems to cover all health fields and settings to retain potency and efficacy of all forms of medicine reliant on cold chain.

National/States Immunization Team Conference Call w/CDC

Objective:

Reduce, eliminate or maintain elimination of cases of vaccine-preventable disease;
Achieve and maintain effective vaccination coverage levels for universally recommended vaccines among young children.

Goal:

To achieve and sustain high immunization coverage
Reduce vaccination disparities and incidents of vaccine preventable disease
Improve readiness to respond to vaccine preventable disease threats
Implement, develop, and/or enhance the FSM immunization Information System(IIS) to support public health objectives.