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Qalyubia measles and rubella vaccination campaign

This dossier follows measles and rubella vaccination reports in Egypt’s Qalyubia governorate. Administrative figures remain attributed to the health authority.

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Egyptian flag, archive photograph from 2003.
Archive geographical illustration; it does not depict the reported event. — Alessio Nastro Siniscalchi / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 2.5 IT https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/it/ — 5 août 2003, sans modification.

Where things stand

On 2 November 2026, reports cite 949,651 children vaccinated by the end of day eight, or 79% of the target, according to the health directorate.

Reported information

Qalyubia reports over 949,000 children vaccinated against measles and rubella

Egypt’s Qalyubia health directorate reports 949,651 children vaccinated against measles and rubella by the end of the campaign’s eighth day, according to accounts published on 2 November 2026.

Egyptian flag, archive photograph from 2003.
Archive geographical illustration; it does not depict the reported event. — Alessio Nastro Siniscalchi / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 2.5 IT https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/it/ — 5 août 2003, sans modification.

The authority describes the total as 79% of its target. Teams continue field activities and monitor vaccination rates across local health administrations, Al-Diyar reports.

These are administrative figures attributed to the directorate. The articles reviewed provide no independent assessment of coverage or measurement of a decline in infections.

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