New Zealand health authorities have released a new series of stories highlighting the well-founded fear of measles for young people with cancer. Drawn from interviews with four young people, Protectin
Notes from the field: a guest blog by Benjamin Futransky Lions, known worldwide for their dedication to preserving sight, have joined the Measles & Rubella Partnership in the effort to end measles
The Measles and Rubella Partnership is honoured to welcome the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the International Pediatric Association (IPA) to the partnership. Together, these organizations
A guest blog By Dr. Edward Hoekstra Coordinator of the Measles Program at UNICEF from 2000 to 2012 In the year 2000 at the outset of my tenure at UNICEF, there was a strong outcry from mothers in comm
It’s been just over a year since a large measles outbreak began in Auckland, New Zealand. The outbreak was originally traced to a young purposely unimmunized traveler returning from the United Kingd
Today we’re announcing an exciting new collaboration with one of the world’s most celebrated children’s book illustrators. Sophie Blackall is jumping right into the partnership and is spending t
There’s been a lot of exciting news from the Measles & Rubella Partnership. We recently announced the good news about global measles mortality – down 74% between 2000 and 2010 according to the
This amazing post comes to us courtesy of Nahad Sadr-Azodi, a technical officer for immunization at WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office. Nahad gathered stories of vaccination heroes from acr
Increasing measles outbreaks prove need to bolster investment and political commitment to reach global goals News release 24 April 2012 | ATLANTA | GENEVA | NEW YORK | WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, t
Today the Measles Initiative has several announcements: Deaths from measles have decreased globally by 74% ! A new Lancet study published today estimates measles deaths at 535,000 in 2000. By 2010, in