Healthcare Report: Strategies for Eliminating Measles and Rubella

This report, authored by a health educator, addresses the critical public health challenge of measles and rubella. It highlights the significance of these communicable diseases and emphasizes the importance of vaccination as a primary strategy for their elimination. The report stresses that achieving high population immunity through proper vaccination coverage is crucial. Additionally, it underscores the need for effective surveillance, monitoring, and evaluation of programmatic efforts to ensure the safe progression of public health initiatives. The report also references several studies and publications to support its findings, including research on measles, mumps, rubella vaccination, and the development of global strategic plans.

Running head: HEALTHCARE
ELIMINATION OF MEASLES AND RUBELLA
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Hi, I am Tim Ohm and I am a health educator. Did you know about one of the biggest
challenges of our country? It is fighting measles and rubella. Of course, when there is a country,
there will be a high prevalence of communicable diseases1. From this group of communicable
diseases, measles and rubella are the most dangerous ones2. However, the elimination of this
disease can be done by proper vaccination at the right time. Ensuring this factor will save the life
of many people3.
Achievement and maintenance of population levels with high immunity provide high
coverage of vaccination with two doses of measles and rubella vaccines4. Effective surveillance
and monitoring of the disease and evaluation of the programmatic efforts will also ensure a safe
progression for the population of the country.

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References
1. Hviid A, Hansen JV, Frisch M, Melbye M. Annals of internal medicine. Measles, mumps,
rubella vaccination and autism: a nationwide cohort study; 2019
2. Orenstein WA, Hinman A, Nkowane B, Olive JM, Reingold A. Vaccine. Measles and
rubella global strategic plan 2012–2020 midterm review; 2018
3. Lee D, Weinberg M, Benoit S. American journal of public health. Evaluation of measles-
mumps-rubella vaccination among newly arrived refugees; 2017
4. McLean HQ, Fiebelkorn AP, Ogee-Nwankwo A, Hao L, Coleman LA, Adebayo A,
Icenogle JP. Vaccine. Rubella virus neutralizing antibody response after a third dose of
measles-mumps-rubella vaccine in young adults; 2018