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At the beginning of August, the first measles cases were recorded in the African country, and since this time the number of infections has been steadily increasing, while the number of deaths from the disease doubled in less than a week.
On Tuesday, Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said during a press conference, that "As of August 15, the cumulative toll in the country reached 2,056 cases and 157 deaths".
She added that the government intends to step up vaccination operations, and will spend funds from the National Disaster Fund to deal with the emergency, and will also ask tribal and religious leaders to provide support in encouraging the population to vaccinate their children against the disease.
The Zimbabwean Ministry of Health has attributed the cause of the current outbreak to religious gatherings.
Virus attacks Measles mainly children, and its most serious complications are blindness and diarrhea, in addition to serious infections in the stomach Respiratory system.
The symptoms of this disease are a red rash that appears first on the face and then spreads throughout the body. In the past, measles was very common, but now it can be prevented thanks to a vaccine against it.
In April, the World Health Organization warned that Africa was facing a rise in vaccine-preventable diseases.
According to the organization’s Africa office, the continent is suffering in particular from the increasing number of people infected with measles, as the first quarter of this year recorded a 400 percent increase in the number of patients compared to the same period last year, due to the delay in receiving the vaccine.
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At the beginning of August, the first measles cases were recorded in the African country, and since this time the number of infections has been steadily increasing, while the number of deaths from the disease doubled in less than a week.
And on Tuesday, Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said during a press conference that “as of August 15, the cumulative toll in the country reached 2,056 injuries and 157 deaths.”
She added that the government intends to step up vaccination operations, and will spend funds from the National Disaster Fund to deal with the emergency, and will also ask tribal and religious leaders to provide support in encouraging the population to vaccinate their children against the disease.
The Zimbabwean Ministry of Health has attributed the cause of the current outbreak to religious gatherings.
Virus attacks Measles mainly children, and its most serious complications are blindness and diarrhea, in addition to serious infections in the stomach Respiratory system.
The symptoms of this disease are a red rash that appears first on the face and then spreads throughout the body. In the past, measles was very common, but now it can be prevented thanks to a vaccine against it.
In April, the World Health Organization warned that Africa was facing a rise in vaccine-preventable diseases.
According to the organization’s Africa office, the continent is suffering in particular from the increasing number of people infected with measles, as the first quarter of this year recorded a 400 percent increase in the number of patients compared to the same period last year, due to the delay in receiving the vaccine.