Global battle against measles 'to succeed'

The global battle to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of children hit by measles is set to succeed, the World Health Organisation and UNICEF said today.

Global battle against measles 'to succeed'
Mon, 26 Apr, 2004 - 17:17

The global battle to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of children hit by measles is set to succeed, the World Health Organisation and UNICEF said today.

An international vaccination programme launched in 2001 has slashed by almost one third the number of fatalities from the easily preventable disease, the UN agencies said in Geneva.

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