MSF response to measles in Liwale, Tanzania

MSB166265

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Liwale - Measles August 2023

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB166265

Date taken / Date Recorded 21/08/2023 1:56 AM

Country Tanzania

Commissioning section MSF-SWITZERLAND

Photographer / videographer / producer Godfrida Jola

Copyright Godfrida Jola/MSF

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Project section OCG

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Additional Information / Shotlist In the neighboring district of Kilwa, adjacent to Liwale where MSF is actively involved in a regular project, a first suspected case of measles emerged in March 2023. This case was traced back to a pastoralist community also located in the Liwale district. As of June 22nd, Liwale District Hospital recorded six cases of suspected measles. Subsequent investigations confirmed most of them cases, and numbers continued to rise throughout the summer in both districts.
Mid-August, MSF and the Tanzanian Ministry of Health (MoH) launched an extensive vaccination campaign aimed at safeguarding the health of 44,569 children aged 0 to 5 years in Kilwa and Liwale Districts.
The primary objective was to bring the ongoing outbreak under control and significantly decrease the rates of both illness and mortality. The strategy employed in this campaign revolves around reaching individuals in their respective communities, even those residing in hard-to-access areas. This is being achieved through the utilization of mobile stations and pop-up vaccination centers.

Keywords

Measles

Outreach Work