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Health officials raise concern over spike in Istanbul measles cases
Istanbul Medical Chamber (İTO) members have released a statement regarding the recent spike in measles cases in the megacity and drawn attention to the children who have died due to the outbreak.
Wednesday June 14 2023 10:16pm
Istanbul Medical Chamber (İTO) members on June 13 released a statement regarding the increasing number of measles cases and stated that Turkey ranks third in the number of measles cases in Europe with 457 cases after Russia and Tajikistan.
In response to the alarming rise in the number of measles-related hospital admissions and child deaths in Istanbul, the İTO board members said, "We are gathered here today to draw attention to the bad course of measles because we know that there is an alarming increase in measles cases in Istanbul and unfortunately there are children who have died due to the measles outbreak.”
The chamber members said that they cannot tolerate losing children to meals, which is a preventable disease thanks to the vaccine that has been used for nearly half a century.
They pointed out that even though the World Health Organization (WHO) initially set the measles elimination target for the European Region, including our country, to be achieved by 2010, and later in 2015 when it was not met; the targets remain unaccomplished until today. Turkey is also significantly distant from reaching this objective, they added...
Health officials raise concern over spike in Istanbul measles cases
Istanbul Medical Chamber (İTO) members have released a statement regarding the recent spike in measles cases in the megacity and drawn attention to the children who have died due to the outbreak.
Wednesday June 14 2023 10:16pm
Istanbul Medical Chamber (İTO) members on June 13 released a statement regarding the increasing number of measles cases and stated that Turkey ranks third in the number of measles cases in Europe with 457 cases after Russia and Tajikistan.
In response to the alarming rise in the number of measles-related hospital admissions and child deaths in Istanbul, the İTO board members said, "We are gathered here today to draw attention to the bad course of measles because we know that there is an alarming increase in measles cases in Istanbul and unfortunately there are children who have died due to the measles outbreak.”
The chamber members said that they cannot tolerate losing children to meals, which is a preventable disease thanks to the vaccine that has been used for nearly half a century.
They pointed out that even though the World Health Organization (WHO) initially set the measles elimination target for the European Region, including our country, to be achieved by 2010, and later in 2015 when it was not met; the targets remain unaccomplished until today. Turkey is also significantly distant from reaching this objective, they added...