A study by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation suggests that global efforts to reduce infectious disease rates should focus on older children and adolescents. The study reveals that infectious disease control has primarily targeted children under five, neglecting young people between the ages of five and 24. The shift in disease burden from young children to older age groups is attributed to infection control efforts in low-income countries, which primarily focus on children under five. The study calls for global policy changes, funding allocation, and health system improvements to address emerging infectious diseases that disproportionately affect adolescents.

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