90% of cases occurred in historically under-vaccinated communities; findings offer insights for countries aiming to retain or regain their elimination status.

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At the School of Public Health’s State of the School address last month, SPH Dean Francesca Beaudoin PhD’17 announced a pilot program that aims to connect Master’s in Public Health students with local public health organizations. The initiative, called the Anchor Fellowship, seeks to develop lasting relationships.

Canada’s loss of measles elimination status is a troubling sign of a global trend in increasing susceptibility to infectious diseases. Even high income countries are struggling to control a disease that they once eliminated, raising serious questions about international efforts in protecting populations from dangerous pathogens. Amid a worldwide measles resurgence, Canada’s experience underscores the fragility of hard-won public health achievements and the need for countries to recommit to elimination, not only to prevent needless illness and death but also to strengthen defences against risk of infectious diseases more broadly.
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