MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2007 Oct 5;56(39):1028-31.
In 2002, the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children set a goal to reduce global measles deaths by half (compared with 1999) by 2005. Nepal, a southeast Asian country with an estimated population of 27 million, adopted the measles mortality reduction strategies of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2003, with a goal of reducing measles deaths by half (compared with 2003) by 2005. The strategies consisted of strengthening routine childhood immunization programs, providing a second opportunity for measles vaccination through supplementary immunization activities (SIAs), improving surveillance, and improving measles case management. This report describes routine immunization activities in Nepal, the implementation of measles SIAs, and measles surveillance data for the period 2000-2006. The findings demonstrate a substantial decrease in reported measles incidence. Assuming a reduction in measles deaths that paralleled the decrease in incidence, the findings also suggest progress toward the goal of measles mortality reduction.
2002年，联合国儿童问题特别会议设定了到2005年将全球麻疹死亡人数减半（与1999年相比）的目标。尼泊尔是一个东南亚国家，估计人口为2700万，该国于2003年采用了世界卫生组织（WHO）的降低麻疹死亡率战略，目标是到2005年将麻疹死亡人数减半（与2003年相比）。这些战略包括加强儿童常规免疫规划、通过补充免疫活动（SIAs）提供第二次麻疹疫苗接种机会、改善监测以及改善麻疹病例管理。本报告描述了尼泊尔2000 - 2006年期间的常规免疫活动、麻疹补充免疫活动的实施情况以及麻疹监测数据。研究结果表明报告的麻疹发病率大幅下降。假设麻疹死亡人数的减少与发病率的下降同步，研究结果还表明在降低麻疹死亡率目标方面取得了进展。
