High-level teams deputed to Ranchi, Ahmedabad and Malappuram in wake of measles upsurge

Nov 23, 2022

In the wake of an upsurge in Measles cases, three high-level multi-disciplinary three-member teams will be deputed to Ranchi (Jharkhand), Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Malappuram...

Centre deputes high-level team to Mumbai to manage Measles outbreak

Nov 09, 2022

In a bid to assess and manage the upsurge in measles cases in Mumbai, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided...

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...

'Upsurge in police brutality in Pakistan'

May 10, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 : Pakistan is witnessing an upsurge in police brutality, said Pakistan daily Express Tribune, adding that cops have either shot...

WHO urges nations in South-East Asia to take "accelerated measures" against measles

Jan 13, 2023

The WHO has called on all the nations in South-East Asia to take urgent and accelerated measures against measles.

Measles kills one-year-old girl in Mumbai, toll reaches 14

Nov 28, 2022

According to the BMC, 78 new patients with measles were admitted to hospitals on Monday while 49 were discharged on recovery.