Chad: Despite Mass Vaccination, Measles Cases in N'djamena Not Decreasing

press release

N'djamena/Geneva — Efforts to contain an ongoing measles epidemic affecting the Chadian capital of N'djamena must be immediately stepped up, said the international medical-humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Despite a recent vaccination campaign carried out by the Ministry of Health, patients continue to flow into MSF-supported hospitals and health centres, with 2,511 cases of the disease reported in the capital since the beginning of January.

MSF is urging Chadian health authorities to rapidly increase their response to the epidemic by re-launching vaccination, improving treatment of the disease in hospitals, and ensuring existing drug supplies reach health centres.

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