Africa/Global: Measles deaths drop dramatically as vaccine reaches world's poorest children

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF) has announced a global reduction of 30% in deaths from measles between 1999 and 2002. At 35%, the reduction in measles deaths was even greater in Africa, the region with the highest number of people affected by the disease. This progress demonstrates that collectively countries can achieve the United Nations goal of cutting global measles deaths in half by the end of 2005.