How the DRC’s Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles
Dr Benjamin Kagina, Research officer and vaccinologist at VACFA UCT penned an article for The Conversation: Africa on “How the DRC’s Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles”
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EPI managers, representatives from several pharmaceutical companies involved in vaccine production or distribution, academics, nursing staff, medical doctors from both the public and private sector and academics, gathered at the University Of Cape Town's Graduate School Of Business for the “design thinking” workshop.
Among certain groups, there is a significant morbidity/mortality of meningococcal disease in South Africa. The authors recommend that clinicians consider vaccination of healthy infants and children; HIV-infected persons with a CD4 count > 25%; students attending college /university /military academies; and miners.
Carte Blanche, South Africa's longest running investigative journalism television programme interviews VACFA's Director, Professor Hussey, on Sunday 23 July 2017.