The world must not turn its back on vaccination
The consequences of today’s deep foreign aid cuts are felt most acutely in fragile and conflict-affected settings (File/AFP)
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With so many intractable problems in global politics, it is all the more frustrating that the international community often neglects pressing ones that can, in fact, be solved. Vaccination, which has stalled worldwide after decades of remarkable progress, is one such issue. As leaders convene in Geneva for the World Health Assembly this week, they face a stark choice: recommit to childhood immunization, the world’s most cost-effective public health intervention, or condemn millions of young people to a life of increased vulnerability.
