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.

Raging measles outbreak killed 150 in Afghanistan in January: WHO

Feb 13, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], February 14 : Amid the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the raging measles outbreak infected tens of thousands and killed more than...

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...

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...

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...

US pauses evacuation flights from Afghanistan after Measles cases detected

Sep 10, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan] September 11 : Evacuation flights from Afghanistan have been halted after four cases of measles were discovered among Afghans who had recently...