Measles kills four-year-old girl in Mumbai, toll reaches 16

Dec 12, 2022

According to a statement issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the girl had an acute respiratory failure due to bronchopneumonia with measles.

Measles becomes 'an imminent global threat' due to the Covid pandemic: WHO

Nov 23, 2022

The World Health Organization(WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday (local time) said that measles immunization had dropped...

Afghanistan hit with rapid surge in outbreak of measles: WHO

Nov 15, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], November 15 : The World Health Organization (WHO) said that due to lack of vaccine, Afghanistan has been hit with a rapid...

India receives 'Measles and Rubella Champion' award for disease prevention

Mar 08, 2024

India has been bestowed with the prestigious 'Measles and Rubella Champion Award' by the Measles and Rubella Partnership at the American Red Cross Headquarters...

Worldwide Measles surge to 23-year high in 2019, killing over 200,000: UNICEF

Nov 13, 2020

Geneva [Switzerland], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Deaths from the childhood disease measles last year increased 50 pe rcent from 2016 levels, with this year's coronavirus...

132 die of measles in Republic of Congo

Apr 28, 2022

Brazzaville [DR Congo], April 28 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 132 people have lost their lives due to contracting measles out of 6,259 cases recorded...