Recently, the Mapping Routine Measles Vaccination in Low- and Middle-Income Countries written by the environmental hygiene research team of the School of Public Health and Management and foreign research institutions was published online in the journal Nature.
The team conducted a quantitative assessment of the global distribution of measles vaccination. The study found that since 1974, measles vaccines had been recommended globally. However, in 2017, there were still more than 17 million measles cases and 83,400 deaths among children under 5 years of age, of which more than 99% occurred in low- and middle-income countries. This article evaluated the coverage of the first dose of measles vaccine for children in 101 low- and middle-income countries from 2000 to 2019, quantified geographic inequality, and assessed the vaccination status through geographical remoteness.
It is reported that in 2020, the scientific research team of the School of Public Health and Management of our school has published 7 papers in The Lancet and its sub-journals, which is of great significance to the construction of related disciplines of our school.
Written by: Liu Qing
SOURCE: Science and Technology Department
