Bolivia receives 300,000 measles &rubella vaccines from India

Bolivia on Monday received a shipment of 300,000 doses of vaccines against measles and rubella donated by India in response to an outbreak throughout the country.

Previously, Bolivia has received 600,000 doses from Brazil and 100,000 doses from Venezuela. The Bolivian government declared a national health emergency on June 24th , after confirming an increase in measles cases over the previous two months.