Measles cases have spiked by as much as 30 per cent last year in some countries because of poor vaccination coverage, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

“Undernutrition”, obesity costing Latin America billions: WFP

The combined impact of not eating enough healthy food and obesity, also known as the “double burden of malnutrition” is costing Latin American economies billions in lost revenue, a new UN report has found.

Although mass measles vaccination campaigns have saved more than 20 million child lives over the past 15 years, the illness still kills nearly 400 children each day.