The landscape of Nepal is breathtaking. You look around and take in the sheer size of what the Nepalis call “hills”. If you cast your eye upwards, and up yet again you might see the snow-capped Hi
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
A new report today describing the large scale of measles outbreaks in European countries underscores their serious public health and economic implications. The World Health Organization European Regio
Countries step up efforts to stop illness, deaths and reduce high costs of measles at home and abroad Measles Initiative press release Washington, Friday, December 2 2011 – A new report today de
It takes a remarkable, coordinated effort to immunize every child in a country over a matter of days or weeks. Every village and often, every household, must be mapped; thousands of health workers tra
Do you know the rubella vaccine? It’s the “R” at the end of MMR – the combination vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella that has protected millions of people globally from illness and death.
The landscape of Nepal is breathtaking. You look around and take in the sheer size of what the Nepalis call “hills”. If you cast your eye upwards, and up yet again you might see the snow-capped Hi
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
A new report today describing the large scale of measles outbreaks in European countries underscores their serious public health and economic implications. The World Health Organization European Regio
It takes a remarkable, coordinated effort to immunize every child in a country over a matter of days or weeks. Every village and often, every household, must be mapped; thousands of health workers tra
Do you know the rubella vaccine? It’s the “R” at the end of MMR – the combination vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella that has protected millions of people globally from illness and death.
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