Unvaccinated raises red flags to fight measles epidemic
Authorities in Samoa asked unvaccinated families to display a red flag outside their homes on Wednesday to help a mass immunization drive aimed at halting a…
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Authorities in Samoa asked unvaccinated families to display a red flag outside their homes on Wednesday to help a mass immunization drive aimed at halting a…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) warned of a “slide back” in global efforts to eliminate measles Tuesday, as the death toll…
The Samoan government hints that almost 200 new measles cases had been recorded since Sunday. (AFP)
A nurse prepares to vaccinate an infant during a regularly-scheduled immunization clinic in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. UN photo
Measles has killed more than 5,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January. (AFP)
Dana, held by her mother Inna, doesn’t cry while being administered her first dose of mumps, measles and rubella vaccine at Children’s Policlinic No. 1 in…
In our country this year, measles took a heavy toll on babies and toddlers, with measles cases tripling and the number of deaths quadrupling in the first seven…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Measles cases are skyrocketing in Europe and the disease is surging in four countries previously considered to have eliminated it,…
Citing recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO) ranking the Philippines No. 3 with highest incidence of measles, Sen. Richard Gordon yesterday…
Aggressive campaign The Department of Health-Davao is working hard to prevent measles outbreak in the region. File Photo
With the measles outbreak spreading to other regions of Luzon and Central and Eastern Visayas, Sen. Richard J. Gordon, chairman of the Philippine Red Cross…
A surprise visit from a senator of the republic nudged the Department of Health (DoH), particularly the San Lazaro Hospital, to open a space to accommodate…