Measles

.CDC says worldwide, there is an estimated 10.3 million measles cases in 2023

Ministers meet parents of patients in basic health unit

Inaccessibility of vaccination centres among parents has caused measles and diphtheria cases to spike

Inaccessibility of vaccinations in remote areas has intensified the chances of a serious paediatric health emergency

DI Khan registers 185, Peshawar 147, Charsadda 113 and Swabi 92 cases

26,725 children vaccinated across province

Half a million individuals affected in province

Spike in unvaccinated children triggers emergency immunisation drive

Emergency teams dispatched to Upper Kohistan district, immunisation drive launched

The world must not and cannot afford to turn its back on Afghanistan, says spokesperson

Mobile teams formed to carry out immunisation campaign

Recently media reported a sudden rise in the cases of measles among children in Larkana

New campaign in southeastern Somalia’s Banadir region aims to vaccinate children against polio, measles

We cannot let our fight against one disease come at the expense of fight against other diseases, say WHO, UNICEF

There were 89,994 cases of measles in 48 European countries in the first six months of 2019

Authorities declared measles eliminated in US in 2000, but there have been 1,022 cases reported in country this year

The resurgence can mostly be traced back to un- or under-vaccinated travelers

A total of 979 suspected measles patients have been reported from across Sindh so far

Department of Public Health says hundreds at UCLA and Cal State were exposed to a measles carrier

The anti-vax phenomenon has adherents across Western countries but is particularly high profile in the US

11,760 social mobilisers took part in campaign to raise awareness among public

In an analysis by Johns Hopkins University and Save the Children using forecasts based on current trends

Drive to see over 0.9 million children vaccinated

7.1m children to receive vaccinations in 29 districts across the province

12-day campaign will begin in Bahawalpur district on October 15

The drive will vaccinate 7.3 million children from nine months to five years of age

EPI will be deploying staff trained in immunisation procedures

WHO is reporting that there has been a ‘huge’ surge in measles across Europe

Victims are being treated and quarantined

Government looks to launch an inoculation campaign against measles

The committees will be assigned tasks pertaining to management, technical and communication

This is the time of year when measles is at its most virulent

Deceased children's blood samples sent to Islamabad to establish cause of death

Under the on-going drive, he said, 100,000 children have so far been administered measles vaccine

Increase in reported incidences of measles outbreak make prevention steps critical

Deaths propel Chagai DHO to conduct anti-measles vaccination drive in Dalbandin

Of the children employed for wheat harvest from Balochistan, one died this week

Six deaths reported on Sunday, four on Monday

According to WHO report, 5,871 cases reported in Pakistan in 2016

PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari orders probe into the matter

Punjab is largely measles-free now is because decisions were made to resource the EPI programme

The government and military have sent medical teams and are supplying villagers with medicine

Families claim negligence of local health authorities

Measles puts children at risk of severe health complications such as pneumonia, diarrhea, blindness, and death.

Medical teams reach affected areas and children are being given jabs, says DHO

Villagers accuse officials of ignoring the community, leading to the deaths; demand inquiry

Several children were infected in Nawan, Choti, Paigah and other areas.

Children below age of 15 will be vaccinated during three-day campaign.

Health department says all hospitals and basic health units have vaccines available.

Hundreds of children infected in two months