Measles in Afghan refugees: Challenges, efforts and recommendations

• Main Authors: Zarmina Islam (Author), Zoaib Habib Tharwani (Author), Malaika Saeed Butt (Author), Sean Kaisser Shaeen (Author), Muhammad Saad Arshad (Author), Muhammad Abdullah Khalid (Author), Mohammad Yasir Essar (Author), Shoaib Ahmad (Author), Helen Onyeaka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Recently, measles outbreaks have been reported across Afghanistan, and in many refugees. Although, Afghanistan has a previous history of measles outbreaks, the presence of such epidemics during a humanitarian crisis is burdening a fragile healthcare system. In addition, it is creating new challenges...