We are in the middle of a global measles crisis. Cases have soared across the world, including in places where measles had previously been eliminated — like the United States. In this year to da
Over the past year cases of measles has been on the rise around the world, with notable outbreaks in the Americas and Europe. As partners in the Measles & Rubella Partnership Kathy Calvin and Ga
29 November 2018 ¦ GENEVA/ATLANTA/NEW YORK Reported measles cases spiked in 2017, as multiple countries experienced severe and protracted outbreaks of the disease. This is according to a new report p
The Measles Rubella Initiative and the American Academy of Pediatrics co-hosted a side-meeting at the World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 23rd, 2018 to strengthen the partnership between national p
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is perennially near the top of the list of countries with confirmed cases of measles each year, resulting in one of the highest disease burdens in the world. A
A nationwide vaccination campaign is being conducted in Somalia to protect millions of children against the potentially deadly effects of measles. The WHO, UNICEF, national and local health authoritie
In 2017 Europe experienced a fourfold increase in measles cases across the region. Up from 5,273 in 2016 more than 21,000 confirmed measles cases and 35 deaths were recorded across ten European countr
Joint news release CDC/GAVI/UNICEF/WHO 26 OCTOBER 2017 | GENEVA │ NEW YORK │ ATLANTA – In 2016, an estimated 90 000 people died from measles – an 84% drop from more than 550 000 deaths in 2000
The annual Measles & Rubella Partnership (M&RP) Partners’ Meeting will be held on September 7th and 8th in Washington, DC and will unite an anticipated 150 diverse partners from private sect
31 May 2017 An investigation into the cause of the death of 15 children in rural and remote Nachodokopele village, Kauto County in South Sudan by the National Adverse Events Following Immunization (AE