Displaced populations due to humanitarian emergencies and its impact on global eradication and elimination of vaccine-preventable diseases. Issue 1 (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lam, Eugene; Diaz, Michael; Maina, Allen; Brennan, Muireann
• Is Part Of: Conflict and health. Volume 10:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 3
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: Vaccines -- Refugees -- Poliomyelitis -- Measles -- Rubella -- Disease eradication -- Internally displaced persons -- Humanitarian emergency -- Immunizations -- Outbreaks -- Civil conflicts -- Displacement; Public health -- Periodicals; Peace-building -- Periodicals; War relief -- Periodicals; Refugees -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; Refugees -- Health aspects -- Periodicals; 362.1
• DOI: 10.1186/s13031-016-0094-5
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1752-1505

Abstract

Abstract Populations affected by humanitarian emergencies may require unique strategies to ensure access to life-saving vaccines and attain sufficiently high population immunity to interrupt virus circulation. Vaccination strategies among displaced populations should not be an afterthought and must be part of the vaccine-preventable disease eradication and elimination initiatives from the start.