Measles Is Reaching An Epidemic Of Global Proportion – UNICEF
The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is warning that measles is making a comeback in many countries of the world and there is dangerous increase in the rate of children getting infected from the killer childhood disease even in the developed countries.
It warned that globally, measles cases had increased by 48.4% between 2017 and 2018 according to its calculations.
According to information on the website of the global organization, “alarmingly global surge of measles cases is a growing threat to children”.
UNICEF regretted that measles cases have reached an alarmingly rate but added that all too often, the real infection is misinformation, mistrust and complacency.
While providing the way out of the development, UNICEF encouraged the administration of vaccines to children and urged all parents, guardians and caregivers to avail their children and wards the opportunity to be vaccinated.
“We must do more to accurately inform every parent to help us safely vaccinate every child.
“Vaccines are encouraged because it works”.
To fight measles, UNICEF is issuing an urgent appeal to governments, health care providers and parents to do more to contain the disease.
Part of the effort, it said include, “Understanding that vaccines are safe and effective and can save a child’s life.
“Vaccinating all children between the ages of six months to five years during outbreaks. Training and equipping health workers so they can provide quality services and strengthening immunisation programmes to deliver all life saving vaccines”.
