Bandim Health Project

This study tested if giving a measles vaccine at 4 months old, in addition to the standard dose at 9 months, helps more children survive to age 3. It involved over 4,500 healthy infants in rural Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau. Researchers compared survival rates between children …

This study tested whether a national policy that stops offering measles vaccine after a child's first birthday affects child survival. Researchers compared two groups of children aged 9-35 months in Guinea-Bissau: one followed the standard policy, and the other received the measl…

This study tested whether giving a measles vaccine at 4 months old, in addition to the standard dose at 9 months, could reduce child deaths in rural Africa. Researchers followed 3,750 healthy infants in Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau for three years to see if the extra early vacc…