Reported worldwide measles cases increased by 79 per cent in the first two months of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, as WHO and UNICEF warn conditions ripe for serious outbreaks of vaccine-
For more than two centuries, vaccines have helped keep people healthy—from the very first vaccine developed to protect against smallpox to the newest vaccines used to prevent severe cases of COVID-1
Dr. Maria Jesus Sanchez and Gabriela Carbó In Mexico, vaccination campaigns against measles are deeply embedded in the country’s history, with campaigns starting as early as 1973. Despite immense c
The largest increase in unvaccinated children in 20 years and critical gaps in disease surveillance increase risk of measles outbreaks, putting lives at risk: WHO, CDC While reported measles cases hav
On September 23, the World Health Organization, along with partners including UNICEF, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the United Nations Foundation, and the Government of Norway, hosted an official side e
M&RP partners at the UN Foundation’s Shot@Life program recently published an article in Stat regarding the annual WHO/UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage report, which shows a con
On July 13th partners and stakeholders from the Measles & Rubella Partnership including the American Red Cross, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresce
23 million children missed out on basic childhood vaccines through routine health services in 2020, the highest number since 2009 and 3.7 million more than in 2019 GENEVA/NEW YORK, 15th July 2021 R
June 11, 2021 – A joint CDC and WHO report projects that the WHO European Region could soon be the second region in the world to achieve verified rubella elimination status, following the Region