Measles Deaths in Africa Dropped by Nearly Half Over Five Years; More Than 400,000 Child Lives Saved So Far in Africa Where Most Deaths Occur.

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WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Measles Initiative partners the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) recently announced that global measles deaths have plummeted by 39 percent, from 873,000 in 1999 to an estimated 530,000 in 2003(1). The largest reduction occurred in Africa, the region with the highest burden of the disease, where estimated measles deaths decreased by 46 percent.

"Five years ago, an African child died every minute from measles, a disease that has had a safe, effective, and relatively inexpensive ...

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