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Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa

Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa

Brazzaville – Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-…
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Ethiopia conducts a measles vaccination campaign to respond to an outbreak in three regions

A measles vaccination campaign was conducted in Ethiopia from…
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Sierra Leone declares measles outbreaks

Ministry of Health and Sanitation declares confirmed measles outbreaks in Kambia District

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) today declared measles…
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A health worker speaks to MOH and UN officials at the launch of measles rubella campaign in Kajiado county. Almost 4 million children are targeted

Almost four million children set to receive measles rubella vaccine

  Nairobi, 25 June 2021 – An urgent measles and rubella (MR)…
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Risk of major measles outbreaks as countries delay vaccination drives

Risk of major measles outbreaks as countries delay vaccination drives

Brazzaville – Fifteen African countries delayed measles…
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Participants in the Annual African Yellow Fever/ Measles Surveillance Dara management and Laboratory directors' meeting in Kampala

Uganda’s Minister of Health commends WHO and GAVI for supporting countries to eliminate vaccine-preventable diseases

Kampala, 27th February 2020:- Uganda is hosting a five-day…
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Deaths from Democratic Republic of the Congo measles outbreak top 6000

Deaths from Democratic Republic of the Congo measles outbreak top 6000

Kinshasa, 7 January 2020 – With the death toll from the world’s worst…
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Measles vaccination drive launched, North Kivu targets 2.2 million children

Measles vaccination drive launched, North Kivu targets 2.2 million children

Kinshasa, 5 December 2019 – Around 2.2 million children are to be…
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More than 18 million children in Uganda to be immunized against Measles, Rubella and Polio in Mass Campaign

Kampala, 15 October 2019 – Uganda is set to immunize more than 18…
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Parents rush for measles vaccine after recent outbreak kills thousands of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Parents rush for measles vaccine after recent outbreak kills thousands of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Hypolite Mandala and his wife, Nadège, were among the first parents…
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