Tag: Measles
Europe records highest number of measles cases in 25 years
“As well as hospitalisation and death caused by complications including pneumonia, encephalitis, diarrhoea and dehydration, measles can also cause long-term,…
Lagos gives important updates on measles, yellow fever, HPV vaccines
Bowale said the campaign was aimed at addressing gaps in immunization coverage and curbing the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases in…
Sanwo-Olu flag-off Integrated Measles Vaccination Campaign in Lagos
Flagging off the campaign at the Kosofe Local Government, Ogudu, Lagos, she said measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease…
Nigeria announces measles outbreak in 8 states
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has registered the outbreak of measles in eight states of the federation.
MSF treats 8,036 Borno kids for measles
By Yakubu Uba/Maiduguri Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has treated 8,036 children infected with measles in Maiduguri and its environs, Mr…
Death toll in measles outbreak rises to 81
Figure of deaths recorded in measles outbreak which started in mid-October in Samoan has risen to 81 as government confirmed…
Samoa’s measles update: Death toll rises to 65
The Samoan government confirmed on Saturday two more deaths in the island nation’s measles epidemic, bringing the death toll to…
140,000 die in measles outbreaks
More than 140,000 people worldwide have died from measles in 2018, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization…
Samoa begins intense vaccination as measles outbreak kills 62
Samoa started a door-to-door vaccination campaign on Thursday in response to a measles outbreak that has claimed 62 lives so…
Worse than Ebola: Measles kill over 5000 in Congo DR
The World Health Organisation(WHO) said measles has killed more than 5,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January…
Israeli’s flight attendant dies of measles caught from New York flight
A flight attendant of Israeli flag carrier El Al has died, about five months after contracting measles during a flight…
Measles outbreak: US universities quarantine 1,000 students
More than 1,000 students and staff members at two US universities have been quarantined or sent home in a bid…
Measles Vaccine: 21.1 million children denied yearly on average – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says an estimated 169 million children missed out on the first dose of the…
Measles kill 136 in the Philippines
The latest data from the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said 8,443 cases of measles were reported and…
Mozambique to vaccinate 6m children against measles, rubella
The Mozambican Ministry of Health on Monday in Maputo said that it expects to vaccinate six million children against measles…
Measles: Kwara state vaccinates 421,820 children
The Kwara Government says 421,820 children between nine months and five years have been vaccinated against measles in the state.…
Measles: Monarchs appeal to subjects to immunise children against disease
The Enugu State Traditional Rulers’ Council has appealed to their subjects to comply in the ongoing immunisation of children against…
Measles Campaign: Oyo deploys over 80,000 mobilisers across the state
The Oyo State Government has deployed 80,351 individuals to serve as House to House mobilisers, facilitators, town announcers and social…
Nigerian Children And The Threat Of Measles
Many Nigerians are still not getting their children fully immunized. They treat vaccinations with kid gloves in spite of serious…
Lagos Begins Vaccination Of Children Against Measles
The 2018 Measles vaccination campaign for children between the age 9 months and 5 years will hold between 15 and…
Measles: Enugu state to immunize 500,000 children
Enugu State Government, on Monday, inaugurated 13-day measles immunisation campaign, targeting 500,034 children between nine months and five years.
Measles Vaccination Prevents Death In Children- WHO
Enugu State Government, on Monday, inaugurated 13-day measles immunisation campaign, targeting 500,034 children between nine months and five years.
Measles: Kwara vaccinates 197,269 children
No fewer than 197,269 children have been vaccinated against measles in the first phase of the immunisation programme in Kwara.…
Measles: 701,767 children undergo immunisation in FCT
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board says it has immunised 701,767 children against measles in the…
Enugu state set to to immunise 5,000 children against measles
The Enugu State Government on Monday said it would immunise no fewer than five thousand children between the ages of…
Imam urges parents to allow children/wards to be immunised
Sheik Ibrahim Fari, the Chief Imam of Minna Central Mosque, on Friday urged parents in the state to allow their…
Measles vaccination: Kebbi deploys special teams to border towns
The Kebbi Government has deployed 215 special measles vaccination teams to effectively cover communities at the border of Benin and…
Zamfara, UNICEF to take measles campaign to worship centers
The Zamfara Government, in collaboration with UNICEF, on Tuesday said it will take the campaign of its upcoming National Immunisation…
Council Constitutes 91 Teams For Immunisation Against Measles
The KafinHausa Local Government Council of Jigawa, on Monday, said that it had constituted 91 teams to immunise children against…
Measles: NASG Urges Parents To Immunise Children
With measles hitting many parts of Nasarawa State, its government has advised parents to immunise their children so as to…