Abstract:
Global goals for measles reduction was set at reducing measles cases and measles death by
90 per cent and 95 per cent respectively by the end of 1995.To achieve this goal, all
countries had to achieve over 90 per cent vaccination coverage. In Sri Lanka immunization
coverage against measles for the first quarter of 1996 was 89.6 percent. With such a high
coverage and a serocon version rate of 93.06 per cent, it is hoped that measles would soon
become a rare disease in Sri Lanka
