The recent measles outbreak in South African Region is due to low vaccination coverage. What should we do to mitigate it?

• Malik Olatunde Oduoye,
• Varisha Zuhair,
• Andrew Marbell,
• Gbolahan Deji Olatunji,
• Ali Aamir Khan,
• Alia Farooq,
• Abdullahi Temitope Jamiu,
• Karim Arif Karim

Affiliations

Malik Olatunde Oduoye

College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; Department of Research, Medical Research Circle (MedReC), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Varisha Zuhair

Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Rafiqui H.J, Iqbal Shaheed Road, Cantonment Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, 75510, Pakistan

Andrew Marbell

Medecins Sans Frontieres (OCB), Maiduguri, Nigeria

Gbolahan Deji Olatunji

University of Ilorin, P.M.B 1515, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Ali Aamir Khan

Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan

Alia Farooq

University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan

Abdullahi Temitope Jamiu

University of the Free State, South Africa; Virginia Tech, VA, USA

Karim Arif Karim

Corresponding author. Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.; Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi