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STORY: GENEVA / MEASLES
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SOURCE: WHO
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 13 NOVEMBER 2014, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / FILE
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1. Wide shot, WHO headquarters exterior
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Robert Perry, WHO Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals:
“The progress is controlling measles is stalled, where we are seeing a stall, a stagnation, of routine coverage and we are seeing large outbreaks in many countries.”
3. Cutaway, Perry’s hands
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Robert Perry, WHO Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals:
“The outbreaks have been going on for many years in the Democratic Republic of Congo, last year we also had big outbreaks in Nigeria, and we are having a resurgence of measles in China. And those are the three biggest outbreaks. We also have smaller outbreaks in countries like Turkey, and Georgia, and Uganda and other countries in the world.”
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5. Health workers entering a village
13 NOVEMBER 2014, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Robert Perry, WHO Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals:
“To really tackle the stagnation and stalling that we are having now, we need a number of things. One is increased political commitment; we need also increased visibility and a higher engagement by countries in the measles elimination. These elimination goals, or these measles targets were set by the countries themselves and it seems like we need more commitment.”
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7. Close up, needle and vaccine
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Robert Perry, WHO Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals:
“Also we need more money from all partners. The GAVI Alliance is providing a lot of money, but we also need money from other donors to compliment the money that GAVI is giving.”
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9. Med shot, health worker preparing to administer a vaccine to a child
13 NOVEMBER 2014, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Robert Perry, WHO Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals:
“The bottom line is that measles is like a spring, you push down with vaccination to make it go down, but once you lift off the pressure, it will spring right back and get you.”
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11. Close up, child receiving a vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned today that progress towards the elimination of measles has stalled, with the number of deaths from measles increased from an estimated 122 000 in 2012 to 145 700 in 2013.
While the increase in the disease in 2013 was in large part due to outbreaks in China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria, sizable outbreaks were also reported in other parts of the world, notably Turkey, Georgia, and Uganda.
New data were published in the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Report and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Dr Robert Perry, of the WHO’s Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals said we need “increased political commitment” to tackle the stagnation, as well as increased visibility and a higher engagement by countries in the measles elimination.
The estimated number of measles deaths in 2013 represents only 75% decline in mortality since 2000, significantly below the target of a 95% reduction in deaths between 2000 and 2015.
Despite being vaccine-preventable, measles is still an important cause of death and disability among children worldwide.
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