Sarajevo: The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF on Tuesday urged Bosnia’s authorities to raise the measles vaccination rate among children after two adolescents in the Balkan country died in an outbreak of the highly infectious respiratory illness. Bosnia has the highest number of measles infections in the Balkans, with more than 7,000 estimated cases …
According to the WHO, being vaccinated is the best way to prevent getting sick with measles and spreading it to other people. Its vaccine is safe and can help your body fight the virus. Written By Prerna Mittra | Updated : February 26, 2024 7:31 PM IST WHO stated that the pandemic led to ‘setbacks …
Geneva: The World Health Organization voiced alarm Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000 cases reported worldwide last year — a 79-percent increase from 2022. “We in the measles world are extremely concerned,” said Natasha Crowcroft, a WHO technical adviser on measles and rubella. She stressed though that measles cases are …
According to a report by the World Health Organization and US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 11 lakh children in India did not receive their first dose of measles vaccine in 2022. This places India among the top 10 countries with the highest number of children missing out on the initial vaccination. …