Vaccination

Moldova Church Fights Measles Epidemic With Prayers

The head of Moldova's Orthodox Church, Vladimir, which is subordinated canonically to Moscow, has urged his priests in an internal memo to help deal with the current epidemic measles through special prayers.

Clergy should "serve in churches and pray for a stop to the measles epidemic and contagious disease", the Metropolitan of Chisinau and All Moldova wrote in an internal memo.

Measles Cases Hit Record High in Europe

Cases of measles in Europe have hit a record high, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

More than 41,000 people have been infected in the first six months of 2018, leading to 37 deaths.

Last year there were 23,927 cases and the year before 5,273. Experts blame this surge in infections on a drop in the number of people being vaccinated.

Serbia Among Europe's Worst Hit by Measles, WHO

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has listed Serbia among the seven European countries hardest hit by measles during the first half of this year, with 14 deaths recorded so far.

Ukraine tops the list, with over 23,000 people affected, accounting for over half of the regional total, WHO's report published on Monday shows.

Two-year-old dies of complications caused by measles

Prva TV reported this, adding that the child could not be vaccinated against the disease due to an auto-immune illness, and had spent the last three months at the Institute for Health Protection of Mother and Child in Belgrade.

The girl is the third child that died after contracting measles, and the 13th victim in all.

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