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Tag: measles
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Measles claims lives of 17 Afghan children
According to the official, 915 children who come from different parts of Kunduz, Badakhshan, Takhar and Baghlan provinces, after contracting measles had to be taken to the civil hospital in Kunduz city over the past month. Seventeen of them succumbed to the disease, Xinhua news agency reported.
April 7, 2022 -
Measles outbreak kills 74 children in Afghanistan
Most of the children who lost their lives were living in areas without the access of public health workers and local mobile vaccinators.
February 6, 2022 -
Afghanistan hit by a rapid surge in the outbreak of measles
WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris told journalists in Geneva that at least 87 children have died due to measles this year.
November 15, 2021 -
Mortality rates need careful evaluation
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May 26, 2021 -
Maldives, Sri Lanka eliminate measles and rubella ahead of 2023 target
“Protecting all children against these killer and debilitating diseases is an important step in our endeavour to achieve healthier population and health for all,” said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region, congratulating the Maldives and Sri Lanka on their achievement.
July 8, 2020 -
DRP Korea and Timor-Leste eliminate measles, six countries achieve rubella control
In 2014, WHO South-East Asia announced the elimination of measles and control of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome by 2020 as a flagship programme.
August 3, 2018
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