“…The Measles and Rubella Initiative developed a joint strategic plan to reduce measles deaths by strengthening routine immunization, providing a second dose of measles vaccine through supplemental immunization activities (SIAs) in the form of mass vaccination campaigns, enhanced surveillance with laboratory confirmation of suspected cases, and appropriate case management [ 3 ]. However, measles elimination remains challenging in sub-Saharan Africa where obstacles to achieving high coverage with two doses of measles vaccine include weak routine immunization services, high force of infection in densely populated urban settings, conflict and civil unrest, and limited financial resources [ 4 , 5 ].…”