Story by Carmela Burke, American Red Cross Volunteer, Los Angeles, California Migrants’ stories and photos appear above the newspaper fold line. Images dominate traditional and social media which
Emmi Herman is a children’s author and a presenter at the 2015 Measles & Rubella Partnership meeting, which is going on this week at the American Red Cross headquarters in Washington D.C. Below
This week the American Red Cross is hosting the 2015 Measles and Rubella Partnership Annual Partners Meeting. To date, more than 1.8 billion children have been vaccinated and measles deaths have falle
Devaki Poudel, Red Cross volunteer, stands in front of the Nuwakot district chapter office following social mobilization training on the upcoming measles and rubella campaign in Nepal. By Niki Clark,
As measles cases linked to Disneyland continue to rise, it’s important to pause and take stock of how this American situation is linked to global measles activity. While measles is a rarity in the U
The measles vaccination is known to be 95% effective in creating lifelong immunity in recipients. A second dose is recommended to provide immunity to the 5% who do not develop it with the first dose.
Photo courtesy of Measles & Rubella Partnership 19th January 2015, Nay Pyi Taw: The National Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign launched today in Nay Pyi Taw is the country’s largest
News of the measles outbreak at California’s Disneyland and information about vaccinations are making headlines this week, but the Measles & Rubella Partnership (M&RP) has been focused on th
Over the next week, Malawi will immunize more than 2.5 million kids against measles. The American Red Cross’s Niki Clark is there, and writes about why Red Cross volunteers are so motivated to make
Measles cases in 2013 in the United States are already amongst the highest they’ve been in any year since 2001, according to the most recent report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Preven