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2019 - A year of ups and downs in health

A New Zealand health official prepares a measles vaccination at a clinic, Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in Apia, Samoa.

A New Zealand health official prepares a measles vaccination at a clinic, Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in Apia, Samoa. Source: Newshub via AP

Doctors found people weren't willing to take their advice this year, despite the lives claimed by the measles epidemic, the spread of polio and the availability of new vaccines for another Ebola outbreak in Africa. We look back at a year that's been both challenging and forward-looking for the health of humanity


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By Allan Lee

Presented by Anita Barar

Source: SBS



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Doctors found people weren't willing to take their advice this year, despite the lives claimed by the measles epidemic, the spread of polio and the availability of new vaccines for another Ebola outbreak in Africa. We look back at a year that's been both challenging and forward-looking for the health of humanity



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