POST 00853E : MEASLES UPDATE

POST 00853E : MEASLES UPDATE 10 November 2005 _____________________________________ Measles cases and deaths drop by 60%, thanks to improved immunization in Africa. WHO announced, on November 2, that major progress has been made in Africa in the fight against measles. Largely due to the technical and financial support of the Measles Initiative and commitment from African governments, more than 200 million children in Africa have been vaccinated against measles and one million lives have been saved since 1999. UN Foundation Chairman Ted Turner also announced a $20 million commitment from the UN Foundation to the Measles Initiative over the next four years, bringing the UN Foundation's support for the Measles Initiative to more than $57 million since 2001. You can read the news release at : http://www.who.int/mediacenter/news/releases/2005/pr55/en/index.html ______________________________________________________________________________ Visit the TECHNET21 Website at http://www.technet21.org You will find instructions to subscribe, a direct access to archives, links to reference documents and other features. ______________________________________________________________________________ To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message to : mailto:[email protected] Leave the subject area BLANK In the message body, write unsubscribe TECHNET21E ______________________________________________________________________________ The World Health Organization and UNICEF support TechNet21. The TechNet21 e-Forum is a communication/information tool for generation of ideas on how to improve immunization services. It is moderated by Claude Letarte and is hosted in cooperation with the Centre de coopération internationale en santé et développement, Québec, Canada (http://www.ccisd.org) ______________________________________________________________________________