Nigeria: Measles - Nigeria Has Highest Number of Children in the World Not Immunised - Unicef

14 September 2017

The incidence of measles among children under the age of five increased more than two-fold in the northern part of Nigeria between 2014 and 2016, a survey has revealed.

This was revealed just as UNICEF said the country has the highest number of children in the world not immunised with the first dose of measles vaccine.

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