MWANZA, Nov. 4 -- Tanzania must strengthen routine immunisation services and ensure that every eligible child receives both recommended doses of the measles-containing vaccine to prevent future outbreaks, a new study has established.

The research, conducted by Dr Fausta Michael, who recently completed her PhD at the Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CUHAS-Bugando) in Mwanza, has exposed persistent gaps in population immunity despite the introduction of the second measles vaccine dose in 2014.

The study examined measles outbreaks across mainland Tanzania between 2018 and 2024, providing evidence of the challenges affecting childhood vaccination programmes and the countrys ability to sustain protection against the highly ...