Photo credit: Karina Zambra/PAHO Even before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic upended all of our lives, measles cases surged to a 23-year high around the world. Now, because of global lockdowns or
NEW YORK/ GENEVA/ ATLANTA, 12 November 2020 – Measles surged worldwide in 2019 reaching highest number of reported cases in 23 years. Highlighted in a publication by the World Health Organization (W
As COVID-19 disrupts immunizations, urgent action needed to protect most vulnerable children from deadly and debilitating diseases EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION (PDF) GENEVA/ NEW YORK, 6 November 2020 –
New data by WHO and UNICEF shows 14 million children missing out on vaccines every year even as 30 measles vaccination campaigns disrupted due to COVID-19 NEW YORK – More and more children in middle
Measles & Rubella Partnership (M&RP) and its founding partners — American Red Cross, US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United Nations Foundation (UNF), UNICEF and WHO &
Mass measles immunization campaigns suspended in 25 largely high-burden countries due to pandemic NEW YORK, 25 April 2020 – As the world waits desperately for a vaccine, the COVID-19 pandemic is con
News Release 23 APRIL 2020 | GENEVA – Shutting down immunization services in the COVID-19 pandemic risks triggering a resurgence of diseases that can be prevented with safe and effective vaccines, w
Statement by the Measles & Rubella Partnership comprising of American Red Cross, U.S. CDC, UNICEF, United Nations Foundation and WHO: ATLANTA/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 14 April 2020: As COVID-19 continues