Cabo Verde, Mauritius, and Seychelles have become the first sub-Saharan African countries to eliminate measles and rubella.
The three countries were verified by the African Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination, established by the World Health Organization (WHO). Their achievement placed them among the 94 and 133 countries globally that had eliminated measles and rubella, respectively.
Over the past decade, regional strategies implemented across Africa have helped reduce measles deaths by 79%, preventing nearly 21 million deaths by 2023. The success was built on regional strategies implemented since 2001, which helped reduce measles deaths by 79% and prevent nearly 21 million deaths across Africa by 2023.
Between June 2024 and May 2025, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treated over 9,950 measles patients in Darfur, Sudan, amid a growing outbreak across all four Darfur states and parts of East Chad.
At least 2,700 cases were complicated cases requiring admission to the hospital, and 35 deaths were recorded.
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Measles has resurfaced across the globe, with more than 10 million cases reported and 107,500 deaths reported, mostly among young children, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Despite the availability of highly effective vaccines, vaccination rates are declining,
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