This week the American Red Cross is hosting the 2015 Measles and Rubella Partnership Annual Partners Meeting. To date, more than 1.8 billion children have been vaccinated and measles deaths have falle
Devaki Poudel, Red Cross volunteer, stands in front of the Nuwakot district chapter office following social mobilization training on the upcoming measles and rubella campaign in Nepal. By Niki Clark,
“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
MACAO SAR (china), 27 MARCH 2015 – Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia and Japan have been verified as having achieved measles elimination by the Measles Regional Verification Commission. The three countrie