MoH to conduct measles campaign in six counties

The Ministry of Health is set to conduct a measles vaccination campaign in six counties where the risk of infection is high.

This comes after reports of confirmed measles and rubella cases in some counties.

The ministry said the outbreak is due to low measles immunisation coverage.

"The MoH Kenya plans to conduct a measles-rubella vaccination campaign in six counties. We target all children between 9 months and 5 years," the Ministry said on Twitter.

The measles-rubella campaign will commence on December 9 to December 18 this year. 

The high-risk counties targeted by this campaign are Nairobi, Mandera, Turkana, Marsabit, West Pokot and Garissa.