Sub-saharan African countries are a lynchpin for measles control and recorded tremendous progress from 2000 to 2009, spurred by support from the Measles Initiative. This latest analysis from WHO’s A
Ghana introduced a second dose of measles into its routine immunization program on 1 February, through support from the GAVI Alliance. Ghana is amongst the first African countries to introduce a 2nd m
Measles continued to make a disturbing comeback in 2011, with several new and ongoing outbreaks of this vaccine-preventable virus. These included outbreaks in countries with some of the best, and, som
By: Robin Biellik, DrPH Measles disease is easy to diagnose and measles vaccine is cheap and accessible. So why are we seeing continued and, in some cases, increasing measles incidence in middle- and
Increased global measles vaccination coverage, an overall reduction in cases and improved surveillance are some of the highlights from a new report summarizing progress in measles control from 2000-20