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Strengthening routine immunization through measles-rubella elimination

Authored by:

Biellik RJ and Orenstein WA

Full Citation:

Biellik RJ and Orenstein WA 2018. Strengthening routine immunization through measles-rubella elimination. Vaccine. 36(37).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Investments made in disease eradication contribute to health systems strengthening and health service delivery.

Key Evidence: A survey of 23 countries in all WHO regions found that activities to eliminate measles and rubella, including vaccination campaigns, have strengthened the countries’ overall routine immunization systems in a number of ways. These include microplanning that led to revised catchment populations and denominators for target-age children, expansion of cold chain systems that extended the reach of immunization, strengthening of surveillance and of outbreak preparedness and response for vaccine-preventable and other diseases.