Tag: Measles

Today, relatively few Americans grasp the seriousness of polio, measles and tetanus, thanks to the success of routine immunization. But those whose lives have been touched by these diseases can never forget how damaging they can be — and how important it is to keep vaccinating.Top photo: Minda Dentler, ...

On Tuesday, the first case of measles in seven years was reported in Northern Ireland. Outbreaks of measles have sprung up in parts of Britain in recent months amid concerns of what Dr Vanessa Saliba from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), has called a “worryingly low MMR [measles, ...

Representational image of a measles vaccination camp in Mumbai | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The number of measles deaths globally increased by 43% from 2021-2022, following years of declining vaccination rates, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20231117/worldwide-measles-deaths-up-43-in-2022-yy---who-1115013123.htmlWorldwide Measles Deaths Up 43% in 2022 Y/Y - WHOWorldwide Measles Deaths Up 43% in 2022 Y/Y - WHOThe organization added that 37 countries, including 28 in Africa, six in the Eastern Mediterranean, two in South-East Asia and one in Europe, experienced large or disruptive measles outbreaks in 2022.2023-11-17T02:18+00002023-11-17T02:18+00002023-11-17T02:18+0000worldworld ...

Indeed, in 2019, before Covid hit, 86 per cent of all children under the age of one had received a first dose of measles vaccine by their first birthday, according to the WHO. But by 2021, this had fallen to 81 per cent – the lowest number since 2008. Roughly ...

New Delhi: The World Health Organization has urged all nations in South-East Asia to take urgent and accelerated measures against measles which is on the rise with nearly nine million children having missed vaccination against the disease in the past two years. Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO ...

The measles outbreak in Mumbai, followed by Ranchi, Ahmedabad and Malappuram over the past month has drawn attention to the large number of unvaccinated children. Over 16,000 suspected cases have been recorded in India. Of the 20 children who have died of measles since October 26 in the Mumbai ...

GENEVA — Official data published by UN agencies on Friday shows the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination rates in approximately 30 years, with 25 million infants missing out on lifesaving shots.The figures released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, show the percentage of ...

Conflict, climate change & COVID-19 threaten decades of progress in childhood immunization. UNICEF is working to protect every child. Mary Yandiru hugs her baby, Edgar, outside Dramba Health Center III in Uganda's Yumbe district. Edgar receives his routine immunizations at the health center, which is equipped with a solar-powered ...

Islamabad —  Aid groups warned Wednesday that a spike in COVID-19 infections and an alarming measles outbreak have compounded the health emergencies in Afghanistan, stretching the impoverished, war-torn country’s fragile health care system. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in a statement that ...