Measles Initiative

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Measles Initiative (MI) was launched in February 2001, as a long-term commitment to control measles in Africa. The effort involved vaccinating 200 million children and preventing 1.2 million deaths over five years.

In November 2005, MI announced that the program has been successful to date with measles cases and deaths reduced by 60 percent.

[edit] Partners

The partners of Measles Initiative are:

• American Red Cross
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
• United Nations Foundation
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

These organization endorsed a joint declaration on January 31, 2001 declaring their intent to fight measles in Africa.

[edit] External link

• Measles Initiative - Official website