Nepal Baby Vaccination Schedule: Every Vaccine from Birth to 15 Months

Nepal's national immunization programme gives babies their vaccines in 7 visits, from birth to 15 months. Below is the full schedule from the Family Welfare Division's guideline. Enter your baby's date of birth, in English or Nepali (BS) dates, to see around when each visit falls.

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What each vaccine protects against

• BCG: tuberculosis (TB).
• DPT-HepB-Hib (also called pentavalent): diphtheria, whooping cough (pertussis), tetanus, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).
• OPV (polio drops) and fIPV (a small polio injection): polio.
• PCV: pneumococcal disease, a common cause of pneumonia.
• Rota: rotavirus, a common cause of severe diarrhoea in babies.
• MR: measles and rubella.
• JE: Japanese encephalitis, a brain infection spread by mosquitoes.
• TCV: typhoid.

How the dates are worked out

Visits at 6, 10 and 14 weeks are counted in days from the birth date (42, 70 and 98 days). Visits at 9, 12 and 15 months are the same date that many months later. In BS this matters, because BS months are 29 to 32 days long and change every year, so the calculator works in English dates and converts back to BS.

These are the ages in the national schedule, not appointments. Health posts and outreach clinics often give vaccines on set days of the month, so your health worker may give you a nearby date. Follow the dates written on your baby's vaccine card.

Keep the vaccine card safe

Your baby's vaccine card records every dose and its date. Take it to every visit, keep it somewhere dry, and take a photo of it in case it is lost. Health workers, schools and travel may ask for it later.

If a visit was not on time

Do not worry and do not wait for the next visit. Go to your health post or immunization clinic as soon as you can with the vaccine card. The health worker will tell you which doses your baby needs and when. Rules for late doses differ by vaccine, so this page does not calculate them.

After a vaccine

A mild fever, a little fussiness, or redness and a small swelling where the injection was given are common for a day or two. Keep feeding your baby as usual.

After BCG, a small bump or sore on the arm often appears a few weeks later and heals into a small scar. This is expected. Keep it clean and dry and do not put anything on it.

See a health worker quickly if your baby has a high fever, has a fit, is very sleepy or hard to wake, has trouble breathing, has swelling of the face or lips or a rash all over the body, cries without stopping for more than 3 hours, stops feeding, or you are worried. In an emergency in Nepal, call 102 for an ambulance or go to the nearest hospital.

Questions about the vaccination schedule

Sources

• Family Welfare Division, MoHP: Full Immunization Guideline (revised 2079), schedule chart
• Ministry of Health and Population: National Immunisation Programme