Africa has been witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases over the past year, announced the World Health Organization (WHO).
Disruptions by the COVID-19 pandemic impaired routine immunization services in many African countries and forced the suspension of vaccination drives.
In 2020, 23 million children missed out on childhood vaccines, the highest number since 2009 and 3.7 million more than in 2019.
One of the diseases is measles.
Twenty African countries reported measles outbreaks in the first quarter of 2022.
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