Journal article
Measles vaccination in humanitarian emergencies: a review of recent practice
The health needs of children and adolescents in humanitarian emergencies are critical to the success of relief efforts and reduction in mortality. Measles has been one of the major causes of child deaths in humanitarian emergencies and further contributes to mortality by exacerbating malnutrition and vitamin A deficiency. Here, we review measles vaccination activities in humanitarian emergencies as documented in published literature. Our main interest was to review the available evidence focusing on the target age range for mass vaccination campaigns either in response to a humanitarian emergency or in response to an outbreak of measles in a humanitarian context to determine whether the current guidance required revision based on recent experience.
Languages
- English
Publication year
2011
Journal
Confl Health.
Volume
21
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Service delivery
Diseases
- Measles
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Chad
- Colombia
- Ethiopia
- Haiti
- India
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- United Republic Of Tanzania
Tags
- Campaign
- Coverage monitoring
WHO Regions
- African Region
- Eastern Mediterranean Region
- Region of the Americas
- South-East Asia Region