The growth of coverage of children in the world in 2023 has stopped, follows from the data of the UN children’s fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
According to the specialists of UNICEF and WHO, the number of children who received three doses of vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough (ADD) in 2023 stopped at 84 percent, that is, 108 million children.
Meanwhile, the number of children who have not received a single dose of the vaccine increased from 13.9 million in 2022 to 14.5 million in 2023.
Experts note that the reason for this may be interruptions in medical care, logistics difficulties, fluctuations in vaccination and inequality in access to medical services.
Surgery of measles vaccination
Unisef and WHO data also show that the level of core vaccination has also stopped, about 35 million children in the world are either not vaccinated against measles or did not complete the vaccination cycle.
In 2023, only 83 percent of children around the world received the first dose of measles vaccine, while to create a collective immunity, the level of coverage must be raised to 95 percent. Over the past five years, flashes of measles have affected 103 countries.
CEO of NE Tedros Adhan Goebreesus said that the measles situation have a decision.
“A vaccine against measles can even be delivered to the most inaccessible places. WHO strives to work with all partners to help countries eliminate these gaps and protect children who are at risk,” he emphasized.