According to a statement from the Prime Ministry office, the government council, according to the latest data of the Ministry of Health, since September 2023 measles Due to the recording of 25 thousand cases, 120 of which resulted in death, held a meeting in the capital Rabat.
Speaking at the meeting, Health Minister Tehravi announced that the Ministry has put forward a plan that includes various measures, including expanding and extending the national vaccination campaign to prevent measel spread.
Tehravi stressed that these measures increased the number of children under the age of 18 over 8 million benefiting from the vaccine.
Tehravi also stated that the ministry strengthened the epidemiological monitoring capabilities by intensifying health surveillance, as well as deploying rapid intervention teams to the most affected areas as well as providing the necessary medicines and medical equipment for emergency care to registered cases.
MoroccoIn order to prevent the spread of measles on February 3, the Ministry of Education began to take comprehensive measures such as vaccination in schools, prevention of excessive crowds, distance education in some cases and closure of a large number of cases.
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