Ikhambi lokugoma ikhambi elinyusa amandla wamasosha omzimba ukuze ezolwa nasifo thizeni. Ikhambi lokugoma luvamise ukwakhiwa ngenxenye yegciwane elidala izifo. Kujwayele ukuthi lengxenye yegciwane kube amagciwane abulewe noma amacezu akhomba uhlobo legciwane. Lawa macezu aqeqesha amasosha omzimba ukuthi akwazi ukubona igciwane ukuze amasosha omzimba alwe nalo alibulale uma sekufika igciwane langempela. Ukunika umuntu umuthi oqeqesha amasosha omzimba kuthiwa ukugoma. Akukho okuhlula ukugoma ekuvimbeni ukutheleleka ngezifo ezidalwa amagciwane. Umlando utshengisa ukuthi ukugoma kwaqeda izifo okubalwa kuzo ingxibongo, kwaphinde kwanciphisa amazinga ezifo okubalwa kuzo i-polio, isimungumungwane, kanye ne-tetanus. Imithi kugoma kwaziwa igwema izifo okubalwa kuzo umkhuhlane, i-HPV, kanye nenqubulunjwana. Igama lomuthi womgongo kuthiwa i-vaccine ngesiNgisi okuyigama elaqanjwa ngu-Edward Jenner owalisungula olimini lwesiLathini olusho inqubulunjwana yezinkomo ngesitkhathi eqamba umuthi wokuligoma. Imithi yoku goma iphephile futhi iyasebenza kahle ukulwa nezifo ezithelelanayo. Kodwa ke, kukhona izindawo lapho ugugoma kuba buthaka khona. Amandla emithi yomgomo anqunyelwe izinto eziningi njenge: Isifo (imithi yokugoma ethize isebenza kangcono kuneminye ngokuhambisana nesifo) Uhlobo lomuthi womgomo (eminye imithi yomgomo ethize isebenza kangcono uma ibhekene nesifo eqondene naso) Uma isikhathi sokuthola umgomo sakhiwe kahle Wonke umuntu unendlela yakhe yokuthi imithi yomgomo isebenza kanjani kuye Ezinye izizathu kungabalwa kuzo ubuzwe, ubudala, kanye nofuzo.