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- Title
Progress in Global Measles Control and Mortality Reduction, 2000-2007.
- Authors
Dabbagh, A.; Gacic-Dobo, M.; Featherstone, D.; Strebel, P.; Okwo-Bele, J. M.; Hoekstra, E.; Salama, P.; Uzicanin, A.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the results of global measles immunization and surveillance activities which were conducted between 2000 and 2007 by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef. The surveillance was conducted in an effort to determine the progress which had been made in reaching a goal which was initiated by the World Health Organization to achieve a 90% reduction in measles mortality by 2010.The goal was part of a WHO-Unicef strategy for measles mortality reduction which was initiated for 47 priority countries.
- Subjects
MEASLES; PUBLIC health; WORLD health; IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES vaccines; VACCINATION; VIRUS disease transmission; MORTALITY prevention; WORLD Health Organization; UNICEF; PUBLIC health surveillance; PREVENTION; INTERNATIONAL cooperation
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2009, Vol 301, Issue 14, p1430
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article