Five ways to tackle vaccine hesitancy
The reluctance or refusal to accept Covid-19 vaccinations can be tackled by a five-pronged strategy to addressing the behavioural and...
Reported cases of measles have tripled in 2019 – WHO
Measles cases have continued to climb into 2019. Preliminary global data shows that reported cases rose by 300 percent in...
Nigeria has the highest number of unvaccinated children in the world
The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that Nigeria has the highest number of unvaccinated infants in the world with...
Measles immunization exercise gets underway in Oyo state
As measles immunization exercise gets underway in Oyo state, govt allays citizens' vaccination concerns Oyo state government today announced it...
What you need to know about measles
Most measles-related deaths are caused by complications associated with the disease Measles is a highly contagious, serious disease caused by...
Measles kills 90,000 annually
For the first time, global measles deaths have fallen below 100 000 per year. In 2016, an estimated 90 000 people...
