Some good news, for once...

[Trumble]

In view of the numbers involved I think this belongs in 'World Affairs' rather than elsewhere;

In short, there are half a million fewer kids dying of measles each year than there were five years ago!


Vaccine drive cuts measles deaths

Child deaths from measles have fallen by 60% following a massive global vaccination campaign. A study in The Lancet confirms that hundreds of thousands of lives have been saved since 1999, surpassing a target of halving deaths by 2005. In Africa, efforts by national governments and health agencies have cut mortality by three-quarters.
Now scientists are considering more ambitious targets, and perhaps even the complete eradication of the disease. Measles is not a major killer in the western world, with the vast majority of children vaccinated against the disease at about two years old. In less developed countries however, the death toll is much higher, as children are far more likely to die from the complications of the disease such as encephalitis, pneumonia and diarrhoea.

In 1999 there were 875,000 deaths worldwide, the majority in Africa. This prompted the creation of the "Measles Initiative" in 2001, a joint campaign between organisations including the American Red Cross, Unicef and the World Health Organisation. This worked with dozens of different governments to increase the numbers of children having the opportunity to be vaccinated early in life. Between 1999 and 2005, more than 360 million children across the world received a measles jab as part of mass vaccination efforts. The "coverage" - or proportion of children getting the first vaccination - has risen from 71% to 77%, say researchers.

In 2005 there were approximately 345,000 deaths from the disease. The tumbling death rates in Africa have been greeted with delight by national governments.

[Keltoi]

Good news. Now if we could eradicate cancer and the AIDS virus our world would be in pretty good shape.

[shible]

That's a really good news

but how far are the scientist aware of identifying new diseases that are created due to the people habitats i don't know.

the more they go for modern food ans living the more they become a bait of new diseases

[KAding]

the more they go for modern food ans living the more they become a bait of new diseases

How do you mean? What do you mean with modern food? And why do you think it is less healthy?

[shible]

do you think pizza,burgers and noodles gives us more health then that food which we use to eat on the olden days.

if we were then what was the need for vitamin tablets. in case if you say it was for the elderly people then why doctors recommend it to young people.

do you know the issues with fast food.

when was it introduced.

Are we Earning all the money to spend them to doctors and tablets.

just take a survey between 10 - 15 people and in the end you will know the truth.

[Erundur]

In view of the numbers involved I think this belongs in 'World Affairs' rather than elsewhere;

In short, there are half a million fewer kids dying of measles each year than there were five years ago!


Vaccine drive cuts measles deaths

Its great that some of these kids are able to actually live to see another day, its really sad that the diseases that can be destroyed to is still out and about even with all the technology advancements that we have.

[Joan of Arc]

do you think pizza,burgers and noodles gives us more health then that food which we use to eat on the olden days.

if we were then what was the need for vitamin tablets. in case if you say it was for the elderly people then why doctors recommend it to young people.

do you know the issues with fast food.

when was it introduced.

Are we Earning all the money to spend them to doctors and tablets.

just take a survey between 10 - 15 people and in the end you will know the truth.

And yet most of us live past 50 without the need to take medication on a regular basis. Can people in the olden days say that?

[shible]

Yes we would live past fifty years there's no doubt in it.

but there is a difference from country to country.

while in the past the differece was very small and now it is way huge