Investing in global measles and rubella elimination is needed to avert deaths and advance health equity

Exploring landscape of measles vaccination coverage: A step towards measles elimination goal in India

“…Spatial justice and equity are fundamental principles emphasizing the importance of equitable access to healthcare resources for all individuals regardless of zip code or socioeconomic status [35] . Disparities in vaccination coverage hinder progress toward disease control and elimination.…”

“…WHO’s IA 2030, a global health policy framework recognizes the importance of spatially detailed data in achieving high and equitable vaccination coverage [37] . The Global Measles and Rubella Strategic Framework 2021–30 (MRSF 2021–30) – a framework to guide stakeholders at regional and national levels to achieve and sustain measles elimination is in alignment with the IA 2030, UNICEF Immunization Roadmap 2018–30, and Gavi Alliance 2021–25 Strategy (Gavi 5.0) and focuses on defining the priorities and making essential program pivots [35] . MRSF 2021–30 also recommends shifting to tailored approaches instead of non-selective mass campaigns with an aim to bring zero-dose and partially vaccinated children within the ambit of health systems possibly left out due to the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions.…”

Using multi-tissue transcriptome-wide association study to identify candidate susceptibility genes for respiratory infectious diseases

“…Although respiratory infections are largely preventable causes of illness and death, they remain the leading cause of death from infectious diseases worldwide, ranking fifth among all total causes of death ( GBD 2015 LRI Collaborators, 2017 ). Influenza A virus (IAV), measles virus, rubella virus, and mumps virus infect a wide range of hosts, are highly transmissible and are prone to a mutation that can cause pandemics in a short period of time, placing an enormous burden and pressure on public health systems ( Marshall and Plotkin, 2019 ; Harrington et al, 2021 ; Iacobucci, 2022 ; Raghunathan and Orenstein, 2022 ). The incidence of IAV, measles, mumps, and rubella has decreased drastically following the implementation of vaccination programs.…”