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Govt approves to procure EPI vaccine

Greenwatch Desk Nation 2025-09-21, 2:09pm

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The Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs (ACCEA) today approved in principle the procurement of Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) vaccines from GAVI through UNICEF under the Direct Procurement Method (DPM).


The approval was given in the 30th meeting of the ACCEA held at Cabinet Division in the city with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, Salehuddin said the meeting has approved the proposal to procure the vaccines under DPM for three months of the fiscal year 2025-26, reports BSS. 

"Now, we approved for three months under DPM. Later, we will try to procure under competitive bidding," he added.