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Measles cases surge 20%, global study shows
.CDC says worldwide, there is an estimated 10.3 million measles cases in 2023
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CM blames negligence for measles outbreak
Ministers meet parents of patients in basic health unit
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Cradle to early grave
Inaccessibility of vaccination centres among parents has caused measles and diphtheria cases to spike
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Measles outbreak imperils children in K-P
Inaccessibility of vaccinations in remote areas has intensified the chances of a serious paediatric health emergency
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Measles claims over 13 lives in K-P
DI Khan registers 185, Peshawar 147, Charsadda 113 and Swabi 92 cases
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Measles outbreak claims six lives in K-P
26,725 children vaccinated across province
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K-P’s malaria cases tripled last year
Half a million individuals affected in province
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Rawalpindi battles measles spurt
Spike in unvaccinated children triggers emergency immunisation drive
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Eight die of suspected measles outbreak
Emergency teams dispatched to Upper Kohistan district, immunisation drive launched
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A million Afghan children at risk of dying amid acute malnutrition: WHO
The world must not and cannot afford to turn its back on Afghanistan, says spokesperson
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Special drive against rubella, measles from next month
Mobile teams formed to carry out immunisation campaign
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Two-year-old dies of measles in Larkana
Recently media reported a sudden rise in the cases of measles among children in Larkana
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WHO to vaccinate 400,000 children in Somalia
New campaign in southeastern Somalia’s Banadir region aims to vaccinate children against polio, measles
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80m children at risk of measles, polio as vaccines disrupted amid Covid-19
We cannot let our fight against one disease come at the expense of fight against other diseases, say WHO, UNICEF
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Four European states lose measles eradication status as cases soar: WHO
There were 89,994 cases of measles in 48 European countries in the first six months of 2019
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Facing measles outbreaks, New York bans religious vaccination exemptions
Authorities declared measles eliminated in US in 2000, but there have been 1,022 cases reported in country this year
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US risks losing measles elimination status with record cases
The resurgence can mostly be traced back to un- or under-vaccinated travelers
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Around 218 more measles cases detected in Karachi
A total of 979 suspected measles patients have been reported from across Sindh so far
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Dozens quarantined in California after measles exposure
Department of Public Health says hundreds at UCLA and Cal State were exposed to a measles carrier
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US measles cases highest since 2000 as global anti-vax movement surges
The anti-vax phenomenon has adherents across Western countries but is particularly high profile in the US
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Sindh achieves target of inoculating 7.3m children for measles
11,760 social mobilisers took part in campaign to raise awareness among public
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Pneumonia to kill nearly 11m children by 2030, study warns
In an analysis by Johns Hopkins University and Save the Children using forecasts based on current trends
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Measles vaccination drive: Ex-FATA residents urged to cooperate
Drive to see over 0.9 million children vaccinated
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Anti-measles campaign set to begin tomorrow
7.1m children to receive vaccinations in 29 districts across the province
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0.6m children to be vaccinated for measles in Bahawalpur
12-day campaign will begin in Bahawalpur district on October 15
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Measles vaccination drive begins on October 15
The drive will vaccinate 7.3 million children from nine months to five years of age
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Local, foreign bodies divert focus towards anti-measles campaign
EPI will be deploying staff trained in immunisation procedures
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A timely reminder
WHO is reporting that there has been a ‘huge’ surge in measles across Europe
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Three children infected with measles
Victims are being treated and quarantined
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Committees to manage vaccination drive
Government looks to launch an inoculation campaign against measles
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K-P authorities directed to form oversight committees for measles drive
The committees will be assigned tasks pertaining to management, technical and communication
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Measles and the public health crisis
This is the time of year when measles is at its most virulent
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Measles claims lives of seven children in Ghotki, Kashmore
Deceased children's blood samples sent to Islamabad to establish cause of death
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Inoculation drive: 100,000 children get measles shots
Under the on-going drive, he said, 100,000 children have so far been administered measles vaccine
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Health initiatives : NIH takes initiative for measles vaccine production
Increase in reported incidences of measles outbreak make prevention steps critical
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Two children lose lives to measles in Chagai
Deaths propel Chagai DHO to conduct anti-measles vaccination drive in Dalbandin
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Measles sweeps Sindh as 26 children hospitalised in Dadu
Of the children employed for wheat harvest from Balochistan, one died this week
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10 more children die of measles in Sindh
Six deaths reported on Sunday, four on Monday
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Six children die of measles in four districts of Sindh
According to WHO report, 5,871 cases reported in Pakistan in 2016
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Expired anti-measles vaccine 'kills' two children in Nawabshah
PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari orders probe into the matter
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Measles is a killer
Punjab is largely measles-free now is because decisions were made to resource the EPI programme
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100 in Indonesia's Papua feared dead from malnutrition, measles
The government and military have sent medical teams and are supplying villagers with medicine
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Six children die of measles in Dadu
Families claim negligence of local health authorities
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Global measles deaths fall, but elimination goals far off
Measles puts children at risk of severe health complications such as pneumonia, diarrhea, blindness, and death.
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11 children die of measles in Naushki
Medical teams reach affected areas and children are being given jabs, says DHO
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Measles outbreak in Umerkot claims lives of 10 children
Villagers accuse officials of ignoring the community, leading to the deaths; demand inquiry
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Measles outbreak hits Dera Ghazi Khan
Several children were infected in Nawan, Choti, Paigah and other areas.
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Punjab govt resumes battle against measles
Children below age of 15 will be vaccinated during three-day campaign.
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28 measles patients emerge in a week
Health department says all hospitals and basic health units have vaccines available.
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Measles outbreak in Ghotki claims one life
Hundreds of children infected in two months