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South Africa’s immunisation programme falling behind – Juta MedicalBrief | SA News

Childhood immunisation programmes have saved millions of lives and prevented much suffering, but have lost momentum over the past decade or so, writes Elri Voigt in Spotlight, who unpacks the available data in South Africa and how immunisation efforts could be revitalised.

Polio used to be one of the most feared diseases in the world, but an effective vaccine in the 1950s changed everything, and today, most countries are considered polio-free, with the exception of two regions in Afghanistan and Pakistan, said vaccine expert Professor Shabir Madhi, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Wits University.

This victory, along with the global eradication of smallpox, is testament to the…

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