Millions Saved: Eliminating Measles in Southern Africa
2007
This case describes the successful cross-country measles vaccination program throughout seven African countries. Four years after the campaign had begun, there were only 117 cases reported instead of 60,000 that had been reported in 1996 and death by measles for children had nearly been eliminated in the region.
This case study is part of Millions Saved, a collection of case studies produced by the Center for Global Development that describes successful examples of large-scale efforts to improve health in low- and middle-income countries, as well as promising interventions that fell short of their health targets when scaled-up in real world conditions.
Millions Saved: Eliminating Measles in Southern Africa
Source:
Levine R. Eliminating Measles in Southern Africa. Center for Global Development 2007. http://www.cgdev.org/page/case-17-eliminating-measles-southern-africa.