The Benue State Government has announced that over 300 children residing in the temporary Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp for Yelewata residents have been vaccinated against Measles Rubella (MR) and Oral Polio Virus (OPV). According to the News Agency of Read more…
The Federal Government has flagged off the campaign for measles, polio, HPV immunisation vaccines, and other neglected tropical diseases interventions across the country. The event was held on Monday at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja, Read more…
A total of 7.8 million children from 9 months to 14 years of age will be vaccinated against Measles and Rubella fever in Kano by the state government, supported by the United Nations Children Funds, UNICEF. Mr Rahama Rihood Farah, Read more…
The Emir of Kontagora, Alhaji Muhammadu Bara Muazu II, and the Emir of Kagara, Mallam Ahmed Garba Gunna Attahiru II, have pledged to mobilise their communities for a measles and rubella vaccination campaign. The traditional leaders made the commitment during Read more…
The Adamawa State Government is targetting over two million children in its Measles-Rubella integrated vaccination scheduled for next month. Chairman of the Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency, ADSPHCDA, Dr Suelaiman Bashir made the disclosure during an engagement with Read more…
Emergency vaccination during outbreaks of diseases like cholera, Ebola and measles have over the past quarter-century reduced deaths from such illnesses by nearly 60 percent, according to a new study. A similar number of infections are also Read more…
The United States in 2025 has recorded its worst measles epidemic in more than 30 years, according to a count released Monday by Johns Hopkins University, highlighting a crisis that President Donald Trump’s vaccine-skeptic US health secretary is accused of Read more…
The Federal Government has pledged robust communication and advocacy support for the upcoming nationwide Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign scheduled for October 2025. This assurance was given by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, during a courtesy visit Read more…