11 May 2026
WHO names India as model for elimination of measles and rubella
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Summary
WHO South-East Asia Regional Office certified India's progress on measles-rubella elimination as a model for other developing nations. India launched the MR vaccine campaign in 2017 — over 32 crore children immunized.
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