Progress in Global Measles Control, 2000-2010

In 2001, to accelerate the reduction in measles cases achieved by vaccination, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund developed a strategy to deliver 2 doses of measles-containing vaccine (MCV) to all children through routine services and supplementary immunization...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2012-03, Vol.307 (11), p.1133-1136
Main Authors: Perry, Robert T, Dabbagh, Alya J, Gacic-Dobo, Marta, Liu, Jodi L, Simons, Emily A, Featherstone, David A, Strebel, Peter M, Okwo-Bele, Jean-Marie, Goodson, James L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disease control
Immunization
Measles
Mortality
Public health
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:In 2001, to accelerate the reduction in measles cases achieved by vaccination, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund developed a strategy to deliver 2 doses of measles-containing vaccine (MCV) to all children through routine services and supplementary immunization activities and improved disease surveillance. After implementation of this strategy, the estimated number of annual measles deaths worldwide decreased from 733,000 in 2000 to 164,000 in 2008. In 2010, the World Health Assembly endorsed the following measles objectives for 2015: (1) raise routine coverage with the first dose of MCV (MCV1) for children aged 1 year to ≥90% nationally and ≥80% in every district or equivalent administrative unit, (2) reduce and maintain annual measles incidence at
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598