Addressing the re-emergence and resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases in Africa: A health equity perspective.

Autor:	Lubanga AF; Education and Research, Clinical Research Education and Management Services (CREAMS), Lilongwe, Malawi.; Department of Clinical Services, Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), Lilongwe, Malawi., Bwanali AN; Education and Research, Clinical Research Education and Management Services (CREAMS), Lilongwe, Malawi.; Department of Clinical Services, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH), Blantyre, Malawi., Kangoma M; Department of Clinical Services, Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), Lilongwe, Malawi., Matola Y; Department of Clinical Services, Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), Lilongwe, Malawi., Moyo C; Department of Clinical Services, Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), Lilongwe, Malawi., Kaonga B; Department of Clinical Services, Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), Lilongwe, Malawi., Ssebibubbu S; Department of Evidence Generation, Afya na Haki Institute, Nakwero, Uganda.; Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda (PSU), Kampala, Uganda., Makole TJ; Department of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Council of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania., Kambili F; Education and Research, Clinical Research Education and Management Services (CREAMS), Lilongwe, Malawi., Chumbi GD; Department of Clinical Services, Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), Lilongwe, Malawi., Munthali L; Department of Clinical Services, Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), Lilongwe, Malawi., Mwale A; Department of Clinical Services, Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), Lilongwe, Malawi., Kaphesi F; Education and Research, Clinical Research Education and Management Services (CREAMS), Lilongwe, Malawi., Simfukwe R; Department of Public Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHES), Blantyre, Malawi., Mphepo M; Department of Clinical Services, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH), Blantyre, Malawi., Kapatsa T; Education and Research, Clinical Research Education and Management Services (CREAMS), Lilongwe, Malawi., Harawa G; Antimicrobial Resistance Champion, Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM), Lilongwe, Malawi.; Society of Medical Doctors (SMD), Lilongwe, Malawi., Mpinganjira SL; Department of Public Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHES), Blantyre, Malawi.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics [Hum Vaccin Immunother] 2024 Dec 31; Vol. 20 (1), pp. 2375081. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 09.
DOI:	10.1080/21645515.2024.2375081
Abstrakt:	Vaccination is one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, with a tremendous impact in the prevention and control of diseases. However, the recent reemergence of vaccine-preventable diseases calls for a need to evaluate current vaccination practices and disparities in vaccination between high-income countries and low-and-middle-income countries. There are massive deficits in vaccine availability and coverage in resource-constrained settings. Therefore, this perspective seeks to highlight the reemergence of vaccine-preventable diseases in Africa within the lens of health equity and offer recommendations on how the continent should be prepared to deal with the myriad of its health systems challenges. Among the notable factors contributing to the reemergence, stand health inequities affecting vaccine availability and the dynamic vaccine hesitancy. Strengthening health systems and addressing health inequities could prove useful in halting the reemergence of vaccine-preventable diseases.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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