Ouagadougou: The health authorities of Burkina Faso announced this Sunday an active response, from February 16, against a measles epidemic which affected 1,269 people including 4 deaths, in the city of Ouagadougou and in 4 other localities.
The Health Emergency Response Operations Center (CORUS) announced 1,269 cases of measles including 4 deaths in the health districts of Ouahigouya, Dori, Boromo, Solenzo and in two districts of Ouagadougou, the capital.
During a meeting organized for the press, the director of population health protection, Dr. Hamed Sidwaya Ouédraogo, reassured that ‘the Ministry of Health plans to start a fairly intense vaccination in these outbreak districts, from February 26.
The government has already announced its decision to carry out a vast vaccination campaign against measles and rubella, during the period from March 15 to 21, 2024. At a cost of $6.7 million, this campaign will make it possible to vaccinate more of 3 children from 9 to 59 months.
Source: Burkina Information Age
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