New Delhi, Nov 15, : .The World Health Organization (WHO), reported that Afghanistan has seen a rapid increase in measles outbreaks and that there is no vaccine to help the situation.
WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris told journalists in Geneva that at least 87 children have died due to measles this year.Margaret Harris, WHO spokesperson, told journalists in Geneva that measles has claimed the lives of at least 87 children this year.
“For malnourished children, measles is a death sentence,” Harris said.Harris stated that measles is the death sentence for malnourished children.
She emphasised on an urgent need to ramp up testing for the outbreak of the disease in the country, adding that despite sufficient monitoring the outbreak is still raging, the report added.She stressed the urgent need for increased testing to detect the spread of the disease.
The report also stated that the disease is still raging despite adequate monitoring.
“Sadly, we’ve had 87 deaths reported,” Harris said.Harris stated that there have been 87 deaths.”We will see so many more if we don’t move on this quickly.”.Harris said, “We will see many more if it doesn’t get done quickly.”
Officials at the Indira Gandhi Children Hospital in Kabul said that the number of measles deaths will rise if the WHO cannot provide the vaccine as quickly as possible.Kabul’s Indira Gandhi Children Hospital stated that measles will increase if the WHO does not provide the vaccine quickly.
“The outbreak is rising day by day.”The spread of the disease is increasing day by day.” Lack of vaccine is the main reason for the rise of the outbreak,” said Abdulsamad Tasal, a doctor at the hospital, the report said.According to the report, Abdulsamad Tasal (a doctor at the hospital), the main reason behind the outbreak is lack of vaccines.
According to health officials, measles is a highly contagious disease that infects children aged one to five.According to health officials measles can infect children between the ages of one and five years old.The disease is only prevented with vaccination.Vaccination is the only way to prevent measles.
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