measles

One hundred and sixty people have died from measles in Afghanistan during ongoing year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): As many as 1,000 children suffered from measles in southern Helmand province last year out of which 30 died, an official said .

KABUL (Pajhwok): Public Health Department officials in eastern Nangarhar province say about 2,519 children with measles were hospitalized in last 15 months in the .

KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Despite a decrease in measles cases this year, about 46 children have died from the disease in the past 10 months in

KABUL (Pajhwok): About 5.36 million children aged 9–59 months were vaccinated against measles while 6.1 million children 0-59 months received oral . . .

KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): More than 279,000 children will be immunized against measles in a campaign launched in southern Kandahar province on Sunday following an increase .

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The Public Health Department of southern Kandahar province says measles is on the rise as the weather is getting warm in southern

QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): Local health officials in western Badghis province say that more than 800 cases of measles and eight deaths from the disease . .

KABUL (Pajhwok): More than 1.2 million children aged between six and 59 months will be vaccinated during an ongoing measles vaccination campaign in Afghanistan . .

FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): Health officials, concerned at the outbreak of measles in Badghis province, say more than 350 children have been infected with the disease and

KABUL (Pajhwok): A raging measles outbreak infected tens of thousands and killed more than 150 people in Afghanistan last month, says the World Health Organisation

TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Health officials in central Uruzgan province on Wednesday said measles cases among children in the province had increased in absence of vaccination. Dr