Health Issues India

2.9 million Indian kids missed out on the first dose of their measles vaccinations in the last eight years, according to the United Nations. A report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals that more than twenty million children worldwide missed out on the all-important first dose of the measles vaccine in the past eight years, escalating the risk of outbreaks of the disease. In total, almost 170 million children under the age of ten are unvaccinated. The publication of the report coincides with World Immunization Week, which is observed in the last week of April every year, to raise awareness about the importance of vaccination. Measles is an entirely vaccine-preventable disease. However, in recent years, it has seen a comeback. "India ranks second, worldwide, in the number of children unvaccinated against measles" The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed earlier this year that cases of measles had jumped in every region of the world in the first quarter of … Read Full Article about India’s kids miss out on the measles vaccine