Measles Eradication
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Mass immunisation campaigns have been successful in eradicating measles entirely. Even African countries like Tanzania reach a high percentage of the population with the first vaccination shot.
- €15,065 Budget in Euros
- 2017 Final release date
- 1 Round winner
- 2 Locations
- 9 Durations in months

Mass immunisation campaigns have been successful in eradicating measles entirely. North and South America have been declared free of endemic measles and even African countries like Tanzania reach a high percentage of the population with the first vaccination shot. With less strict vaccination policies, European countries are much less successful in their immunisation campaigns against measles. In Europe, vaccination rates are poorer and critics of measles vaccination are on the advance. The project aims to investigate the importance of comprehensive immunization, the decisive role of pharmaceutical companies, national health care policies and individual responsibility.
Which are the reasons of general confusion about risks and benefits of vaccines, especially with regard to unintended side-effects? Which measures are pursued around the globe in order to achieve sufficiently high measles immunisation rates?
The project looks into health care policies on two different continents - Africa and Europe - and also explores the several historical and political factors that contribute to the current situation in Germany where measles vaccination is not mandatory at the moment.
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Project links
- Robert Koch Institute
- (EN/DE)
- World Health Organization
- (EN/DE/ES/AR/RU/ZH)
Publications
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Spiegel Online
- Insufficient Immunity against Measles - Ailing Germany (analysis)
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Pharmazeutische Zeitung
- Measles - No End in Sight (print/online article)
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ZEIT Wissen
- Measles in Tanzania (podcast)
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Bayerischer Rundfunk (bayern2, IQ - Wissenschaft & Forschung)
- Measles in Tanzania - Vaccination under challenging Circumstances (radio feature)
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Spiegel Online
- What Germany can learn from Tanzania
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ZEIT (print and online)
- Flying lifesavers
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