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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC - More Resources Urgently Needed to Tackle Largest Measles Epidemic in the World
MSF, 23 December 2019
More than 280,000 people have contracted measles and at least 5,700 have died from the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this year--the largest outbreak the country… Read more »
Measles Spreads to All 26 DR Congo Provinces
More than 280,000 people have contracted measles and at least 5,700 have died from the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year. The World Health Organization says this is largest outbreak the country has experienced in decades.
An MSF nurse vaccinates a young boy against measles during the vaccination campaign in Kweba village, Lungonzo district, DRC, May 2019.
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