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Vaccine shortage: Measles outbreak in children as case count hits 500

The Paediatric Society of Ghana has disclosed that over 500 children have contracted measles due to the shortage of vaccines in the country.The delay...

Vaccine shortage: Northern part of Ghana records over 100 measles cases

It is reported that around 100 children in Ghana's northern region have the measles.This is according to Dr. Hilda Mantebea Boye, the Paediatrics Society...

SEND Ghana expresses concern over potential outbreak of children illnesses

A policy research and advocacy non-governmental organisation, SEND Ghana, has cautioned the public about a potential breakout of children diseases in the nation, if...

Paediatric Society of Ghana worried over vaccine shortage

The Paediatric Society of Ghana has expressed dissatisfaction over the alleged lack of vaccines for babies from the ages of 12 to at least...

Northern Region receives vaccines for measles immunization

The Northern Region has received measles vaccines to vaccinate children living within the area.According to the directorate, 15 suspected cases have been recorded for...

Kenya to launch a two-week vaccination campaign against measles

A two-week measles vaccination campaign will begin in Kenya's health ministry, aiming to protect 1.2 million children between the ages of nine months and...

Kenya launch a measles vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak

Kenya's health ministry is set to launch a two-week measles vaccination campaign targeting 1.2 million children aged nine months to five years.This comes after an...

Mumbai measles: 12 children have died as a result of the India outbreak

Authorities say measles has killed 12 children in the western Indian city of Mumbai and its surrounding areas.The first death was reported between October...

Childhood diseases surge in Tigray Ethiopia – Officials

Childhood diseases such as measles, tetanus and polio are on the rise in Ethiopia's Tigray region after vaccination rates declined amid the ongoing war...

Zimbabwe: Anti-vaxxers hinder the fight against measles

Over 150 children have died in Zimbabwe due to a measles outbreak. To stop the spread, the government has started a widespread vaccination drive,...

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