NEW YORK/ GENEVA/ ATLANTA, 12 November 2020 – Measles surged worldwide in 2019 reaching highest number of reported cases in 23 years. Highlighted in a publication by the World Health Organization (W
As COVID-19 disrupts immunizations, urgent action needed to protect most vulnerable children from deadly and debilitating diseases EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION (PDF) GENEVA/ NEW YORK, 6 November 2020 –
New data by WHO and UNICEF shows 14 million children missing out on vaccines every year even as 30 measles vaccination campaigns disrupted due to COVID-19 NEW YORK – More and more children in middle
Measles & Rubella Partnership (M&RP) and its founding partners — American Red Cross, US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United Nations Foundation (UNF), UNICEF and WHO &
Mass measles immunization campaigns suspended in 25 largely high-burden countries due to pandemic NEW YORK, 25 April 2020 – As the world waits desperately for a vaccine, the COVID-19 pandemic is con
News Release 23 APRIL 2020 | GENEVA – Shutting down immunization services in the COVID-19 pandemic risks triggering a resurgence of diseases that can be prevented with safe and effective vaccines, w
Statement by the Measles & Rubella Partnership comprising of American Red Cross, U.S. CDC, UNICEF, United Nations Foundation and WHO: ATLANTA/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 14 April 2020: As COVID-19 continues
Immunization is an essential health service which may be affected by the current COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the recommendations of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of
Our Measles & Rubella Partnership partner UNICEF recently worked with Health Awareness on the 2020 Value of Vaccines campaign. The campaign features exclusive content from key thought leaders and
WHO announced in July that Sri Lanka has eliminated measles, interrupting transmission of the indigenous virus that causes the killer childhood disease. An independent verification committee reviewed