A child in New York died after contracting measles, marking the state’s first death linked to the disease in 30 years, authorities said on Monday. The child died in Lewis County in the north of New York, according to county and state health authorities. “I am heartbroken to learn that a child in Lewis County has died a…

…health threats, including Lassa fever, cholera, cerebrospinal meningitis, diphtheria, measles, monkeypox and antimicrobial resistance. He explained that the N10bn was released directly to the NCDC and not to the Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease, contrary to some narratives surrounding the intervention. Th…

…on Monday pushing for a rethink of school vaccine mandates and repeating calls for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to be separated into three separate shots. His Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr founded an anti-vaccine group and has long promoted a disproven link between the MMR shot and autism. But WHO Dir…

…vaccines during antenatal care to protect newborns during their early weeks of life. On measles, Jiya said infections had declined in the state, with 31 cases recorded this year out of which nine tested positive and were treated, while two deaths were recorded. Diphtheria kills 17 in Niger as 124 cases recorded in seve…

…that 7.3 million infants received the first DTP dose but did not receive their first measles vaccine, contributing to stagnant global measles coverage. Only 84 per cent of children received the first dose of the measles vaccine, while 77 per cent received the second dose, far below the 95 per cent coverage required to…

…attended to him and administered first aid. When the doctor arrived, they diagnosed measles, prescribed treatment and discharged us after stabilising him. "But later that same night, the fever returned, even worse. We rushed him back to the hospital around 9 p.m. They did everything they could, but he died a few minute…

…2025, up from 9.1 million in 2024. Diarrhoeal diseases, acute respiratory infections and measles also recorded increases, reinforcing concerns that progress in child health remains fragile and uneven. Health experts warn that behind these numbers are children whose illnesses are not only preventable but often deadly if…