Public health failings behind Pakistan's measles surge

摘要

Poor quality and ailing vaccination programmes, beleaguered with corruption, have been blamed for Pakistan's recent surge in measles. The epidemic, which started in October, 2012, has claimed more than 200 lives and has resulted in a large number of hospital admissions. Compared with the 64 deaths in 2011, measles witnessed a staggering upsurge in 2012 with a record 306 fatalities, according to WHO. The number of measles cases has also increased from 4000 in 2011 to 14000 in 2012.