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Olga ShemyakinaOlga Shemyakina, associate professor in the School of Economics, co-wrote the article, "What Happens to Childhood Vaccine Rates in Conflict Zones? This Analysis Found Some Surprises." It was published on February 3, 2022, in The Washington Post.
The article discusses the effect of armed conflict on immunization rates for children between one and five years old in 15 African countries south of the Sahara.
An excerpt:
Our research identified at least four ways that armed conflict negatively affects vaccine supply. First, conflicts often divert government resources toward the war effort, rather than health care. Here’s an example: In conflict-affected South Sudan, allocations to the security and public administration sectors amounted to nearly two-thirds of the 2017-2018 national budget. Only 5 percent of the budget went to social sectors, including health, education and humanitarian affairs.
