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Samoa extends measles state of emergency, New Zealand to fund Pacific vaccination campaign
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The South Pacific island nation of Samoa on Saturday extended a state of emergency due to a measles outbreak which has killed 72 people, mostly infants, as New Zealand announced NZ$1 million (£499,376) to help combat measles in the Pacific.
‘Don’t take notice of anti-vaccine lobby’
FROM DR HUNG LIANG CHOO , President, Malaysian Paediatric Association
Thailand urged to provide vaccinations for migrant children, too
BANGKOK (ANN): The World Health Organization (WHO) has suggested that the Thai government allow migrant children to be vaccinated against common childhood diseases.
Boy did not get polio from his vaccination jab
KUALA LUMPUR: The public can rest assured that vaccine-derived polio cases are rare and preventable, says consultant paediatrician and neonatologist Datuk Dr Musa Mohd Nordin.
Check migrant movement following polio outbreak, Upko leader urges
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah must check the movement of migrants in light of the resurgence of polio in the state.
Case for mandatory vaccinations
From SIGNED BY 32 REPRESENTATIVES FROM ASSOCIATIONS, PAEDIATRICIANS, PHYSICIANS, ACADEMICS, SOCIAL ACTIVISTS AND LAWYERS.
M’sia’s first case of polio in 27 years genetically linked to poliovirus in southern Philippines, says WHO
PETALING JAYA: The first case of polio that was detected in Malaysia for more than 27 years in Tuaran, Sabah is genetically linked to poliovirus currently circulating in the southern Philippines, says the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Polio case area under watch
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is looking out for symptoms of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP), which shares the features of poliomyelitis, at the surrounding areas of the three-month-old boy’s house in Tuaran, Sabah, who was infected with polio, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.