(1) The following table reflects the details in this regard:
Year |
Measles 1st dose |
Measles 2nd dose |
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(a) |
2019 |
966,002 |
84,1% |
920,084 |
80,2% |
|
(b) |
2020 |
974,179 |
84,8% |
888,383 |
77,2% |
|
(c) |
2021 |
1,000,082 |
87,5% |
939,138 |
82,2% |
(2) The following table reflects the details in this regard:
PROVINCE |
MEASLES |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Eastern Cape |
1st dose |
115,357 |
111,609 |
114,320 |
2nd dose |
118,254 |
108,060 |
110,055 |
|
Free State |
1st dose |
41,999 |
43,710 |
44,670 |
2nd dose |
38,634 |
38,721 |
39,406 |
|
Gauteng |
1st dose |
228,967 |
224,802 |
234,553 |
2nd dose |
203,020 |
197,829 |
218,545 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
1st dose |
208,524 |
208,825 |
213,695 |
2nd dose |
216,419 |
213,090 |
223,628 |
|
Limpopo |
1st dose |
113,671 |
121,443 |
114,731 |
2nd dose |
102,155 |
103,199 |
101,441 |
|
Mpumalanga |
1st dose |
78,956 |
81,911 |
94,505 |
2nd dose |
82,248 |
73,931 |
83,496 |
|
Northern Cape |
1st dose |
21,038 |
19,875 |
20,802 |
2nd dose |
18,404 |
17,596 |
18,007 |
|
North West |
1st dose |
57,099 |
57,225 |
57,624 |
2nd dose |
54,368 |
49,922 |
55,187 |
|
Western Cape |
1st dose |
100,391 |
104,779 |
105,182 |
2nd dose |
86,582 |
86,035 |
89,373 |
(3) The Department is implementing four streams of the primary health care (PHC) re-engineering which contribute to the increase in uptake of measles vaccination, namely, PHC Ward-Based Outreach Teams (WBOTS), Integrated School Health Programme (ISHP), the District Clinical Specialist Teams (DCST) and contracting of private healthcare providers. Each of the streams significantly contribute to the immunisation program in the following ways: the WBOTS have a potential role in defaulter tracing. ISHP provide immunisation catch-up at schools to increase coverage. The DCSTs have a role to play in clinical governance (ensuring implementation of all policies and guidelines). The private healthcare providers help in identifying and referring children who have missed immunisation doses.
In order to address long-standing inequities in immunisation access thereby reducing the number of zero-dose children, the Department of Health is implementing the followings:
(4) The following table reflects the details in this regard:
PROVINCE |
MEASLES |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Eastern Cape |
1st dose |
80.3% |
80.1% |
85.2% |
2nd dose |
82.3% |
77.2% |
80.9% |
|
Free State |
1st dose |
78.6% |
83.3% |
87.3% |
2nd dose |
72.3% |
73.5% |
76.4% |
|
Gauteng |
1st dose |
89.4% |
86.5% |
89.5% |
2nd dose |
79.1% |
75.9% |
83.4% |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
1st dose |
83.3% |
82.5% |
83.9% |
2nd dose |
87.1% |
84.9% |
89.0% |
|
Limpopo |
1st dose |
85.7% |
93.4% |
90.4% |
2nd dose |
76.7% |
78.5% |
78.6% |
|
Mpumalanga |
1st dose |
83.7% |
85.6% |
97.9% |
2nd dose |
87.6% |
77.8% |
87.7% |
|
Northern Cape |
1st dose |
82.8% |
77.5% |
80.8% |
2nd dose |
73.0% |
69.2% |
70.8% |
|
North West |
1st dose |
70.9% |
70.6% |
71.1% |
2nd dose |
67.7% |
61.9% |
68.7% |
|
Western Cape |
1st dose |
89.5% |
94.0% |
95.5% |
2nd dose |
76.8% |
76.6% |
80.3% |
END.