The centuries-old disease now becoming an imminent global threat
Measles is preventable, but vaccination coverage has declined across the world since the beginning of Covid
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Measles is preventable, but vaccination coverage has declined across the world since the beginning of Covid
Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat - The Maravi Post
In 2021, there were about 9 million measles cases and 128,000 measles deaths worldwide, according to the CDC and WHO.
"Understanding gender barriers and developing people-centred tailored strategies and interventions to address those barriers is critical to addressing equity issues and in improving access to immunization and other health services." - Dr Ephrem Tekle Lemango, UNICEF, from the Foreword
There have already been reports of rising cases of vaccine-preventable diseases in recent months, including a 400% rise in measles cases in Africa in 2022.