Outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases in Muslim majority countries

The increase in Muslim parents ’ refusal and hesitancy to accept childhood vaccination was identified as one of the contributing factors in the increase of vaccine-preventable diseases cases in countries such as Afghanistan, Malaysia and Pakistan. The spread of inaccurate and irresponsible information by the anti-vaccination mo vement may inflict more harm than good on Muslim communities. To curb this issue, health authorities in Pakistan and Malaysia have resorted to imposing strict punishments on parents who refuse to allow their children to be vaccinated.
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research