Vaccination greatly reduces disease, disability, death and inequity worldwide

Vaccination greatly reduces disease, disability, death and inequity worldwide

In low-income countries, infectious diseases still account for a large proportion of deaths, highlighting health inequities largely caused by economic differences. Vaccination can cut health-care costs and reduce these inequities. Disease control, elimination or eradication can save billions of US d...

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Main Authors: FE Andre, R Booy, HL Bock, J Clemens, SK Datta, TJ John, BW Lee, S Lolekha, H Peltola, TA Ruff, M Santosham, HJ Schmitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2008-02-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862008000200016&lng=en&tlng=en

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