As the world stands on the threshold of eradicating several dreaded diseases and having already eliminated some others, there is no doubt that immunisation has been the single most-effective public health intervention tool in the 21st century. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that immunisation saves lives of 2.5 million people annually and protects millions more from child mortality, birth defects and lifelong disabilities. The world is today closer than ever to eradicating polio. Measles and rubella have been eliminated from the Americas, and maternal and neonatal tetanus has been eradicated in Southeast Asia. Read more …
