From 1st–5th June 2026, Dr. Gerald Businge and members of the MU-JHU Maternal and Paediatric Vaccine Team are participating in the 44th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID).
This prestigious scientific meeting has brought together leading experts from across Europe and around the world to share knowledge and advance research, treatment, and prevention strategies for infectious diseases affecting children. The conference is being held at the Bologna Congress Center in Bologna – Italy.
On 3rd June 2026, Dr. Businge participated in an E-Poster Discussion Session, where he presented findings from two studies titled: “Measles-Rubella Vaccine at 6 or 9 months of age in Ugandan infants: Preliminary data from a Randomised Controlled Trial” and “Measles in Ugandan children under 18 Months of Age: A retrospective study of Case-Based Surveillance, 2018 – 2024”. The poster highlights the burden of measles in the paediatric population and the need to review and strengthen vaccination and surveillance interventions in this vulnerable population.
Dr. Businge had this to say
” It is an unfortunate reality that measles continues to disrupt and unnecessarily claim the lives of children. being able to attend this conference and present data from Uganda provides an opportunity to reiterate the that this very preventable disease is still very much with us.With this work, I hope to make the message clear – we need to do more in providing our children opportunities to a healthier childhood. Vaccination and vaccination timing is not merely a programmatic detail. It is also means child survival. Our current vaccination policies are largely serving the purpose well, but there is more to be done as parents, scientists, community members and policy makers.”
MU-JHU-affiliated co-authors on the poster include:
MU-JHU is proud to contribute to global scientific dialogue and evidence generation aimed at improving child health outcomes through vaccine research and innovation.
About ESPID
The European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, ESPID, forms the basis for European investigators interested in infectious diseases in children and infection prevention in childhood. The society is engaged in a number of activities including the organisation of multicentre trials, international exchange of infectious disease fellows and an annual Meeting. Membership includes subscription to the Paediatric Infectious Disease Journal in addition to many other benefits.
