Health
UN says needs $US655 million to avert new measles and polio epidemics – Sight Magazine
Severe disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to immunisation campaigns against measles and polio are putting millions of vulnerable children at risk from…
08 November 2020
KATE KELLAND
London, UKReuters
Severe disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to immunisation campaigns against measles and polio are putting millions of vulnerable children at risk from deadly and debilitating diseases, United Nations agencies said on Friday.
Issuing an urgent call for funding to avert epidemics of the contagious diseases, the UN children’s fund UNICEF and the World Health Organization said $US655 million was needed to address “dangerous immunity gaps” in…
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