Nchasi Goodluck, Paul Innocent Kitandu, Sospeter Sospeter Berling, Mallya Margareth Richard, Ruaichi Juvenali, Malunga Johnson
Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Science, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Sep;81:104264. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104264. Epub 2022 Jul 31.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the number cases of Measles have spiked by 400%, some of the countries affected being Ethiopia, Somalia and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is due to the emergence of COVID-19 which has disrupted the global fight against Measles by impairing the routine immunization programs. This has led to suspension of the measles vaccination drive, where about 23 million children missed out on all basic childhood vaccines including Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the efforts to conduct mass immunization campaign for Measles in some countries, there is a need to build stronger health systems that would provide education to promote awareness and commitment to routine Measles vaccination and provide Vitamin A supplements to boost immunity.
在撒哈拉以南非洲地区,麻疹病例数激增了400%,一些受影响的国家包括埃塞俄比亚、索马里和刚果民主共和国。这是由于新冠疫情的出现,它通过损害常规免疫计划扰乱了全球抗击麻疹的工作。这导致麻疹疫苗接种活动暂停,在撒哈拉以南非洲地区约2300万儿童错过了包括麻疹-腮腺炎-风疹疫苗在内的所有基本儿童疫苗。尽管一些国家努力开展麻疹大规模免疫运动,但仍有必要建立更强大的卫生系统,提供教育以提高对常规麻疹疫苗接种的认识和重视,并提供维生素A补充剂以增强免疫力。