Health Challenge Monmouthshire

They account for 41% of the disease burden and infections such as measles and tuberculosis cause millions of deaths around the world each year. Infections can often be easily prevented by taking some simple precautions.

• human contact;
• infected substances such as food;
• infected objects such as door handles;
• by organisms such as mosquitoes or even through the air.
  

Few medical procedures or treatments can compare with the enormous benefits of immunisation - one of the safest and most cost-effective of interventions.  But many infections can also be prevented through simple actions.