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Measles hit Zimbabwe
Health officials in Zimbabwe said Monday measles had broken out in many regions of the country, prompting a nationwide vaccination and immunisation campaign.
Health officials in Zimbabwe said Monday measles had broken out in many regions of the country, prompting a nationwide vaccination and immunisation campaign.
Seventy-two cases had been reported by Monday in 14 districts, and officials said the outbreak was spreading to new areas.
Officials said most of the cases were among members of religious groups that shunned conventiaonal medical treatment.
As a result, the authorities this week launched a nationwide vaccination and immunisation campaign against measles and other preventable diseases for children under five years old.
But they said they were meeting resistance to the campaign by members of some religious groups opposed to conventional medicine.
However, poor weather, characterised by heavy rains, was hampering efforts to distribute drugs and other medicines.
