Health improving

Big drop in global measles cases


Measles can cause death and disability


The number of deaths across the world caused by measles has fallen by 74% in the past seven years.
In 2007 the World Health Organization (WHO) registered 197,000 measles deaths, compared to 750,000 in 2000. The WHO said two-thirds of the reduction took place in Africa, where the number of deaths dropped by 89%. Deaths in the eastern Mediterranean region, including Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia, dropped by 90% in the same period.


Lefties hate good news because they want the world to be going to hell in a handbasket.

Walter, you're daft. Lefties love the UN, and this vaccination program (lefties love science as well, like immunology) is a part of a UN campaign to cut this disease down. As an aside, there is only one disease that has actually been wiped out. It was wiped out by the WHO through a vaccination program like this one.

Only you would make this an ideology issue Walt...

Haven't we heard enough of this "left" and "right" nonsense- can't a person cast a vote without with stuck with some ridiculous label. If guess if you are a raving Communist you are "left" and if you are a Birch John you are "right", the rest of us are just people voting for some idiot we are under the delusion is going to do us the most good.