Nigeria, July 9 -- Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has embarked on an emergency measles vaccination campaign in Zurmi Local Government Area (LGA), where an outbreak has killed 24 children.

The international humanitarian agency is running the campaign in collaboration with the Zamfara State Ministry of Health, Abdullahi Ali, its head of mission, disclosed in a statement on Tuesday.

Reports said most of the victims of the disease outbreak were unvaccinated children under five years of age.

The six-day campaign, which began on Tuesday, targets children between six months and five years old. An official said the goal is to stop the spread of measles quickly and prevent more deaths.

The MSF team is also screening children during the campaig...