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US$655 million needed to avert major measles and polio epidemics, says UNICEF & WHO

November 7, 2020
Stephen KotochiebyStephen Kotochie
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US$655 million needed to avert major measles and polio epidemics, says UNICEF & WHO

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - WHO Director-General.

UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) on 6th October issued an urgent call to action to avert major measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 continues to disrupt immunization services worldwide, leaving millions of vulnerable children at heightened risk of preventable childhood diseases. 

Estimates from the two organizations show that a total amount of US$655 million is needed to address dangerous immunity gaps in non-Gavi eligible countries and target age groups. 

Out of this amount, US$400 million will be needed to fight polio and US$255 million for measles.

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The joint statement by the two organizations stated that, as COVID-19 disrupts immunizations, urgent actions are needed to protect the most vulnerable children from deadly and debilitating diseases

“COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on health services and in particular immunization services, worldwide.

“But unlike with COVID, we have the tools and knowledge to stop diseases such as polio and measles. What we need are the resources and commitments to put these tools and knowledge into action. If we do that, children’s lives will be saved”.

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.

Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, said; “we cannot allow the fight against one deadly disease to cause us to lose ground in the fight against other diseases,”

“Addressing global COVID-19 pandemic is critical. However, other deadly diseases also threaten the lives of millions of children in some of the poorest areas of the world.

“That is why today we are urgently calling for global action from country leaders, donors, and partners. We need additional financial resources to safely resume vaccination campaigns and prioritize immunization systems that are critical to protect children and avert other epidemics besides COVID-19.”

In recent years, there has been a global resurgence of measles with ongoing outbreaks in all parts of the world.  Vaccination coverage gaps have been further exacerbated in 2020 by COVID-19. In 2019, measles climbed to the highest number of new infections in more than two decades. Annual measles mortality data for 2019 to be released next week will show the continued negative toll that sustained outbreaks are having in many countries around the world.

At the same time, poliovirus transmission is expected to increase in Pakistan and Afghanistan and many under-immunized areas of Africa. Failure to eradicate polio now would lead to the global resurgence of the disease, resulting in as many as 200,000 new cases annually, within 10 years.

New tools, including a next-generation novel oral polio vaccine and the forthcoming Measles Outbreak Strategic Response Plan, are expected to be deployed over the coming months to help tackle these growing threats more effectively and sustainably, and ultimately save lives. The Plan is a worldwide strategy to quickly and effectively prevent, detect, and respond to measles outbreaks.

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