Health Targets

Improving Immunisation Coverage

What is the target?

95% of two year olds are fully immunised with at least a 4% to 6% increase on 2005. The 95% target is an international standard we are striving towards achieving.

How far away are we from achieving this target?

A national immunisation survey in 2005 showed 77.4% of two year olds are immunised, compared to less than 60% in a similar survey undertaken in 1991/1992.

What is being done to make improvements?

The National Immunisation Register (NIR) is used to monitor immunisation coverage so children can be followed up. DHBs are working with key immunisation health workers to improve coverage.

How does the Ministry plan to achieve this target?

The Ministry plans to achieve this target by working with DHBs to monitor immunisation coverage and identify tools needed to improve coverage.

Who is the Ministry of Health champion of this target?

Dr Pat Tuohy, Chief Advisor, Child and Youth Health

Progress on the Target to date - Quarter Two update, April 2008

View a summary on progress towards this Target for Quarters One and Two, from the Ministry of Health Target champion, and more detailed information (eg, graphs and their source data) on the Improving Immunisation Coverage Target Quarterly Reports page.

Specific information on each DHB's progress towards their local targets is provided on their individual pages. You can access them on the Targets by DHB page.

Related information

In this section:
Targets by DHB
Immunisation Coverage Success Stories

In other sections in this website:
Immunisation section

Page last updated: 10 April 2008