India Gets Prestigious Global Award For Efforts To Combat Measles, Rubella

The award was given by the Measles and Rubella Partnership at the American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington DC, US on March 6.

India has been bestowed with the prestigious Measles and Rubella Champion Award in recognition of the country's tireless efforts to combat these infectious diseases, the health ministry said today.

The award was given by the Measles and Rubella Partnership at the American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington DC, US on March 6.

Ambassador Sripriya Ranganathan, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Washington DC, received the award on behalf of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.