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The incidence of measles among children in Uganda has fallen by over 84%, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report has revealed. The drop is mainly attributed to the massive nationwide immunisation conducted last year, a press release from the WHO office in Kampala said on Wednesday. It says from January to March this year, a cumulative total of 1,606 suspected cases (of measles) were reported from all health centres and hospitals countrywide, showing a significant decline from 10,329 reported in the same time period of 2003."