The World Health Organization (WHO) disclosed, “more than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023.”
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| ‘More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023’. Photo: @DrTedros |
WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said, “#Measles vaccines have saved more lives than any other vaccine in the past 50 years.”
He added, “to stop this deadly virus from harming the most vulnerable, we must invest and scale up immunization to reach every child.”
According to Ghebreyesus: “#Measles vaccines have saved more lives than any other vaccine in the past 50 years.
The latest @WHO/@CDCgov data are worrisome: drops in immunization coverage drove a 20% increase in new measles cases last year — making the total number of cases over 10 million.
To stop this deadly virus from harming the most vulnerable, we must invest and scale up immunization to reach every child, no matter where they live.”
