Despite being the leading cause of vaccine-preventable child deaths worldwide, measles doesn’t garner much attention, says Hsu Li Yang of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.
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Despite being the leading cause of vaccine-preventable child deaths worldwide, measles doesn’t garner much attention, says Hsu Li Yang of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.
A mother administers a nebuliser treatment for her child suffering from measles in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Apr 6, 2026, amid a countrywide outbreak. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
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