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Progress towards regional measles elimination – 2000 to 2019
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- It is a report released by the World Health Organisation and the US’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- According to the report, among WHO regions, Africa followed by Europe had the highest numbers of cases and deaths.
- Uganda records 100% increase in measles deaths.
- India among 6 countries with highest tally of infants who didn’t get measles vaccine.
- India is accounting for nearly half of the world’s total along with the remaining five countries.
- The other countries are Nigeria, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, and Philippines.
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