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Nearly 40m children dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat – WHO, CDC

Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed...

Measles deaths rose globally by 50% from 2016 to 2019 – WHO, CDC

Measles surged worldwide in 2019 reaching highest number of reported cases in 23 years. Highlighted in a publication by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and...

UNICEF, WHO demand emergency action to avert major measles and polio epidemics

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday, November 6, 2020 issued an urgent call to action to avert major measles...

Measles epidemic hits Europe, claims 35 lives in 12 months

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Bhutan, Maldives eliminate measles – WHO

Bhutan and Maldives have eliminated measles, a highly infectious disease that is a major childhood killer globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The...

Measles vaccine stock-out: Nigeria faces risk of under-five deaths

Nigeria faces a renewed risk of losing many children this year to vaccine preventable diseases, arising from potential vaccine stock out. In 2013, Nigeria experienced...

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UN Ocean Conference: UNESCO urges nations to make education central lever for ocean protection

On the occasion of the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), UNESCO has called on its Member States to make...
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Indiscriminate tree felling worries biodiversity expert

A lecturer at the University of Uyo, Prof. Edem Eniang, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, expressed worry at indiscriminate...

On the road to Baku: 13th World Urban Forum theme unveiled

UN-Habitat and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan have announced the theme for the upcoming thirteenth session of the...

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UN Ocean Conference: UNESCO urges nations to make education central lever for ocean protection

On the occasion of the United Nations Ocean Conference...

Indiscriminate tree felling worries biodiversity expert

A lecturer at the University of Uyo, Prof. Edem...
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