Picture & info: UNICEF EthiopiaAddis Abeba – UN agencies, the Ethiopian authorities and other partners kicked off on Friday, a nationwide integrated measles vaccination campaign targeting more than 15 million children. Recent reports in Ethiopia show measles outbreaks spreading especially in IDP sites and areas affected by the ongoing drought crisis. Measles outbreak in 2020 had left more than 12, 000 people affected in 36 zones of 5 regions across Ethiopia. Twelve people were reported to have died of the outbreak the same year in Somali region. Measles, which is preventable, remains a major health problem in Ethiopia, with several outbreaks reported in different parts of the country, according to the UN health body, WHO.

Source: Ethiopian News January 02, 2023 03:22 UTC