The Morning Call
The number of people killed by measles in the past year in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has passed 6,000 according to the World Health Organization.
This makes it the world’s largest and fastest moving epidemic.
So what efforts are underway to contain the highly contagious infectious disease? WHO epidemiologist Dr Vincent Sodjinou tells us more.
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Vatican beatifies Congolese customs worker killed in 2007 for refusing bribe
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UN warns of impact Sudan's humanitarian crisis is having on Chad
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Ivory Coast announces cholera outbreak after 7 deaths
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DRC and Liberia elected to serve 2-year term on UN Security Council
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DRC: M23 rebels executed at least 21 civilians in Goma, Human Rights Watch says
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Former president Joseph Kabila returns to the DRC, ending political exile