The pandemic caused 25 million boys and girls to miss their first dose of the measles vaccine in 2021, while another 14.7 million did not get the second dose.
NPHCDA has urged parents and caregivers to get their children vaccinated against measles.
Health Secretary Jasper Chimedza said as of Thursday, 1,036 suspected cases and 125 confirmed cases had been reported since the outbreak.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the Horn of Africa is experiencing one of the worst hunger crises of the last 70 years.
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The government of Anambra has confirmed the death of 14 children from a measles outbreak in nine local government areas of the state.
African countries have experienced an increase in reported measles outbreak in the first quarter of 2022.
Between January and August 2021, there were 67,000 cases of measles across the country.
