6 hours ago2700 deaths from the measles epidemic in 7 months in this country
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(7 years ago)A measles epidemic has caused 2,700 deaths since early January until early August in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Through a tweet post, Doctors Without Borders reported that the number of victims in 7 months of measles is higher than the victims caused in one year by [...]
Through a tweet post, Doctors Without Borders reported that the number of victims in 7 months of measles is higher than the victims caused in one year by the deadly Ebola virus.
The measles epidemic shown since January 10th is the deadliest the Democratic Republic of Congo has ever experienced since 2011-2012. Since January until early August, 145,000 people have been infected and 2,785 people have died” Doctors Without Borders report.
Despite the outbreak of the epidemic, there is a disturbing lack of staff and resources. With $9.9m, against the $8.9m needed for the response plan, unlike Ebola, which collects hundreds of millions of dollars, the humanitarian organisation is up to <x1.
Doctors without Borders say they are fighting fruit in the 13 provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with the Ministry of Health. The epidemic has been registered in 23 of the country's 26 provinces, according to health officials in June.
Since the beginning of the year, Doctors Without Borders have vaccinated 474,863 children and cared for 27,439 patients. ”
Fruit mainly affects children and teenagers.
One indication of how serious the situation is created in the country since the Meze explosion is that as of August 1, 2018, the deaths from Ebola virus are 1.905.
Since early July, the World Health Organization has warned that measles have killed more than two other epidemics, Ebola and cholera combined, which caused 1,981 deaths, 1,676 Ebola and 279 cholera.
