For the past year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued Travel Health Advisories regarding measles outbreaks in various regions. Two of these regions are focused on reducing this vaccine-preventable disease.
The Seventy-Seventh Regional Committee Session of WHO South-East Asia announced that it is adopting resolutions and setting new targets for eliminating measles and rubella.
This effort is essential since the WHO South-East Asia is home to over a quarter of the world’s population.
Measles Elimination in Europe and South-East Asia Gains Momentum
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