Western Cape health department red-flags decline in infant immunisation rates

Western Cape health department red-flags decline in infant immunisation rates

The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness recently sounded the alarm about a decline in infant immunisation rates in the province, linking it to national trends in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Growing concern over drop in infant immunisations - Juta MedicalBrief

The Western Cape Department of Health & Wellness recently flagged a concerning decline in infant immunisation rates, and is intensifying its campaign to step up numbers, while experts have called for the appointment of provincial immunisation managers countywide and improved budgeting to avoid stockouts. The department’s Professor Hassan Mahomed told Daily Maverick that immunisation coverage for children under 12 months in the Western Cape had d…