"Our data are showing that there is a substantial increase in measles cases. SEE ALSO :Gunfire, threats, curfews slow Congo's fight against EbolaO'Brien pointed out that less than 10 percent of actual measles cases are reported. Countries have until April to report measles cases registered in 2018 to the WHO. Up until 2016, the number of measles cases had been steadily declining, but since 2017 the number has soared, according to Katrina Kretsinger, who heads WHO's expanded immunisation programme. SEE ALSO :Measles kills two people as 139 others seek treatment"And we're not backsliding because we don't have the tools to prevent this.

Source: Standard Digital February 15, 2019 06:45 UTC