Overview
- Measles, a highly infectious vaccine-preventable disease, remains one of the main causes of childhood mortality, leading to an estimated 450 deaths each day worldwide.
- Rubella is an infection transmitted in airborne droplets when infected people sneeze or cough. It is usually mild when experienced in childhood and young adults worldwide.
- As of 2020 & 2021, 88 and 52 cases of measles respectively were reported in Ghana.
- Measles is a highly contagious viral disease.
- In 2020, only 79% of children in Ghana received the measles and rubella (MR) vaccination
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