Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An outbreak of measles has been confirmed in Luwero district. The district has registered over 50 cases of measles among children under five years in health centres. The outbreak has been confirmed in Luwero town council and Luwero sub-county. Dr Innocent Nkonwa the Luwero District …
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75% of Infants in Low Vaccine Coverage Countries Face Rising Measles Outbreaks, New Data Reveals HEALTH REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Global childhood immunization coverage stalled in 2023, leaving 2.7 million additional children un and under-vaccinated compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to data published on Monday by the …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hoima District health department has vaccinated 43,778 children against Measles. Those vaccinated are aged between 9 months and 5 years. They were vaccinated last week in the second round of the mass measles vaccination. The first round of the mass measles vaccination was conducted …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hoima district health department has received more 10,000 doses of measles vaccines to help vaccinate people in the district against the disease. An outbreak of measles was confirmed in the district two weeks ago. The outbreak was first confirmed in four villages of Runga …
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The Covid-19 pandemic led to many children missing out on vaccinations ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Europe is experiencing an “alarming rise” in measles cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. There were 42,200 measles cases across 41 member states in the WHO European Region in 2023, WHO confirmed, up from …
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Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Zimbabwe will roll out the second phase of the measles vaccination campaign in the most affected districts, starting next Monday, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said Friday. The campaign will run from Jan. 30 to Feb. 10 targeting children aged five years to below 15 …
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Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan on Sunday declared an outbreak of measles following a constant rise in the number of confirmed cases over the last 38 epidemiological weeks. John Rumunu, director general for Preventive Health Services in the Ministry of Health, said 31 deaths and 2,471 measles cases have been …
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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A month-long mass immunization campaign against measles has started in Lamwo district following an outbreak reported last month. Measles is an acute, highly infectious, vaccine-preventable viral disease that can be transmitted through the air or through direct contact with an infected person. It presents symptoms of …
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Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | A measles outbreak has so far killed 698 people in Zimbabwe since its onset in April this year, with 50 having died during the first four days of September, according to health ministry data. The Ministry of Health and Child Care said 85 new cases …
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Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases over the past year as routine immunization services have been impaired in the continent, warned the World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday. Inequalities in accessing vaccines, and disruptions by the COVID-19 pandemic impaired routine immunization services in …
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