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...

BMC appeals for vaccination amid hike in Measles cases in Mumbai

Nov 24, 2022

After measles immunization dropped significantly and with millions of children missing vaccination, the cases in the financial capital of the country seeing a hike...

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.

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.

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...

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.