“We know what needs to be done, and we have the know-how. We have committed to move faster to fight measles and rubella. Let’s move faster, together” The year 2014 was marked by measles and rube
Close to 600,000 Nepalese children are being are being vaccinated against measles amidst fears of a resurgence of the disease following the 25 April earthquake. The earthquake and subsequent tremors k
More than half a million Liberian children have been vaccinated against measles in the country’s first major immunization campaign since last year’s outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The
We hope that you will join us the next session of Public Health Grand Rounds, titled “Working to Eliminate Measles Around the Globe.” This session will be available via live webcast from CDC headq
Following an announcement this week made by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Americas Region has been officially declared as rubella free. It is the first World Health Organization r
This Friday, April 24th starts World Immunization Week. This year’s campaign focuses on closing the immunization gap and reaching equity in immunization levels as outlined in the Global Vaccine Acti
In 2011, 107 measles cases required tracing almost 17,000 people. In 2014, there were 644 measles cases in the U.S., the largest number since the year 2000. Investigating the 107 measles cases in 2011
By: Dr Asha Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the Kenya Red Cross. This blog is adapted from a speech given at the Gavi pledging conference in Berlin, on 27th January 2015. Watch it in full here.
Context In 2014, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone experienced an unprecedented Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak. By the end of 2014, the three countries had reported a total of 20,206 cases1. The ou
The measles robbed the landscape of our wonder years, broke in like a burglar and stole a normal sibling relationship right from under our feet. At the end of February 1960, my sister, a precocious, h