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...

Bhutan announces successful elimination of rubella: Report

Jul 27, 2023

In the past 20 years, Bhutan's health workers have worked tirelessly and fought against rubella.

Nepal rolls out national campaign to vaccinate 5.7 million children against measles, rubella

Feb 25, 2024

Nepal has started a vaccination drive to immunize about 5.7 million children between nine months to 15 years of age with an aim to...

WHO South East Asia Region sets new target to eliminate measles, rubella

Oct 10, 2024

The 77th Regional Committee Session of WHO South-East Asia wrapped up with Member States adopting resolutions setting new targets for measles and rubella...

Union Health Minister JP Nadda launches National Zero Measles-Rubella Elimination campaign

Apr 25, 2025

On this occasion, the Union Health Minister released multilingual M-R IEC materials, including posters, radio jingles, MR elimination materials, and the official U-WIN launch...

Bangladesh eliminates visceral leishmaniasis, Maldives interrupts leprosy transmission and DPR Korea eliminates rubella: WHO

Oct 31, 2023

Bangladesh has become the first country globally to be validated for the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar, a life-threatening neglected tropical disease.