WHO, DRC Government To Launch Emergency Vaccination Program For World’s Largest Measles Outbreak
BBC: DR Congo: Vaccine campaign for world’s largest measles outbreak
“More than 800,000 children are to be targeted for vaccination in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after a measles outbreak killed more than 3,500 people this year. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Congolese government aim to carry out the emergency program across the country in slightly more than a week…” (9/26).
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