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UN Agencies Launch New Plan To Halve Global Measles Deaths By 2005.(Brief Article)
2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
In a concerted move against one of the world's deadliest childhood diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on March 29, 2001, a new initiative designed to halve global measles deaths by 2005.
"Measles is still a major childhood killer, with over 30 million cases and nearly 900,000 annual deaths in recent years. These figures are even more shocking given the fact that effective immunization, which includes vaccine and safe injection equipment, costs just US$0.26 and has been available for more than 30 years," said Dr. Bjorn Melgaard, director of Vaccines and Biologicals, WHO.
Measles accounts for the majority of the estimated 1.6 million annual deaths due to childhood vaccine-preventable diseases. Failure to deliver at least one dose of measles vaccine to all infants remains the primary reason for the high incidence and mortality rates of measles.
The Global Measles Strategic Plan calls on countries to assess progress on measles control, identify reasons for low routine coverage, develop a three- to five-year plan for measles mortality reduction and fully implement the recommended strategies.
The plan has been developed by UNICEF and WHO in cooperation with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), numerous experts worldwide, and several other partners. It has the advantage of being a flexible framework that can be adapted to the specific needs and immediate goals of individual countries.
Under the new initiative, WHO and UNICEF will assist affected countries to:
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