Which of the following countries has become the fifth country in the World Health Organisation (WHO) Southeast Asia region to eliminate measles?

Which of the following countries has become the fifth country in the World Health Organisation (WHO) Southeast Asia region to eliminate measles? Correct Answer Sri Lanka

  • Sri Lanka has become fifth country in the World Health Organisation (WHO) Southeast Asia region to eliminate measles.
  • The other countries in the region which have achieved this feat are Bhutan, Maldives, DPR(Democratic People's Republic of Korea) Korea and Timor-Leste.
  • Measles is a highly infectious illness caused by the rubeola virus.
  • WHO estimate that 2.6 million people who have not had the vaccine die of measles every year.
  • Bhutan -Lotay Tshering,Thimpu ,Bhutanese ngultrum
  • Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Malé, Maldivian rufiyaa

  • North Korea - Pyongyang,North Korean Won

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