Record a child's measurements, load the whole EPI vaccine schedule from the date of birth in one click, and keep every dose in one register. You need it at each well-baby or vaccination visit.
Go to Clinical > Specialty Care > Specialty Registers > Paediatrics. The page has two tabs, Growth and Immunizations. On Growth you see "Growth measurements" with the columns Patient, Date, Age, Weight (kg), Height (cm), Head (cm), MUAC (cm), BMI and WfA %ile. You can search by patient name or MR number, or use Filter by patient.
Click Record measurement. On the Visit tab choose the Patient and set Measured on. On the Clinical tab enter Weight (kg), Height / length (cm) and Head circumference (cm); MUAC (cm) is optional. The Plan tab holds the percentile fields (read off the WHO growth chart) and a clinical note. Click Record.
The message "Measurement recorded" appears and the new row shows in the table. For Hassan Raza on Oct 9, 2026 it reads Age 1 mo, weight 4.6, height 55, head 37 and BMI 15.21. Use Edit measurement on the row to correct a value, or More actions to delete it.
Open the Immunizations tab. Apply EPI schedule is greyed out until you choose a child in Filter by patient. Choose Hassan Raza (MR-000038), then click Apply EPI schedule. The message "Added 17 scheduled dose(s)" appears and the register lists all 17 doses with dates counted from the date of birth.
Find the dose that was just given and click Mark given on its row. For Pentavalent (DTwP-HepB-Hib) Dose 1 you see "Pentavalent (DTwP-HepB-Hib) marked given". The Given column shows today's date, Oct 11, 2026, not the scheduled date. The counters change to "1/17 given on this page" and "6 due". Doses past their scheduled date carry an Overdue badge next to Scheduled.
Click Add vaccine. On Visit choose the Vaccine (for example Hepatitis B) and the Dose (for example Dose 2). On Clinical set Scheduled date and Administered date; Status turns to Given by itself once an administered date is set. On Plan fill Batch / lot, Site, Route and Administered by. Click save.
"Immunization added" appears. The register now holds 18 doses, the counter reads "2/18 given", and the Hepatitis B Dose 2 row shows Given. Its billing column shows Unbilled.
| Mistake | What you see | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Immunizations with no child chosen | Apply EPI schedule is greyed out | Pick the child in Filter by patient first |
| Saving a measurement with no patient | "Select a patient for this measurement" | Choose the child on the Visit tab |
| Saving a vaccine with no name | "Vaccine name is required" | Choose the Vaccine on the Visit tab |
| Using Mark given for a dose given on an earlier day | The Given column shows today's date | Edit the dose and set the Administered date |
| Item | Meaning / rule |
|---|---|
| Age | Whole months from the date of birth, worked out for you |
| BMI | Weight divided by height squared, to 2 decimals |
| Apply EPI schedule | Adds the 17 scheduled doses from the date of birth; needs a patient filter and skips doses already present |
| Overdue | Shown next to Scheduled when the scheduled date has passed |
| Status | Scheduled, Given or Skipped |
| Route | Oral (PO), Intramuscular (IM), Subcutaneous (SC) or Intradermal (ID) |
Do I type the child's age and BMI when I record a measurement? No. The age in months is counted from the date of birth and the BMI is worked out from the weight and height you enter.
Can I run Apply EPI schedule twice for the same child? Yes. Doses already in the register are skipped, and you see "Schedule already complete" instead of duplicates.
Why does a dose I marked given show today's date? Mark given records the day you click it. To keep a different day, add or edit the dose and enter the Administered date.
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