Four months since the end of the 1st phase of the emergency nationwide measles vaccination campaign, and WHO Afghanistan reports a notable decline in the number of measles cases. More than six million
The Measles & Rubella Partnership would like to congratulate the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) for their remarkable efforts in raising US$10 million towards helping to eliminate the
By Mark Maseko, Communication Officer, UNICEF Zambia More than 6.4 million children in Zambia aged between 6 months and 15 years – 46% of the population – had an opportunity to receive the life-sa
We can “literally change the fate of millions of children around the world,” said Gail McGovern, as she opened the Measles & Rubella Partnership’s Partnership meeting in Washington D.C on Se
Through his work in EPI, measles and polio, Dr. Robert Kezaala is well known to many in the field of immunization. Unicef recently welcomed him as head of its measles and rubella programme, where he�
The graves are still there, silent, beneath century-old trees. In 1875 Fijians buried one-third of their population – all dead as a result of measles. At the time “death drums sounded incessantly
‘Let Every Child Have a Name: The Road to a World Without Measles’ is the latest exhibit by gifted illustrator Sophie Blackall, to be unveiled today at a partnership meeting of the Measles & R
Acclaimed illustrator Sophie Blackall unveils new exhibit inspired by her African journey. News release New York, Washington, 14 September 2012 – Sophie Blackall, acclaimed as a gifted illustrat
Measles & Rubella Partnership heralds steep drop in region’s measles cases resulting from rapid progress in China, Japan and other countries. News release Atlanta, Geneva, New York, Washington,
The coverage results are in, and show that the first round of a vaccination campaign in Afghanistan has already reached a remarkable 5.7 million children with measles vaccine. In mid-July, more than 2