"Our ability to respond to outbreaks in nearly 50 countries has been disrupted due to the funding cuts," UNICEF immunisation chief Ephrem Lemango told reporters.

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Three new cases of measles have been confirmed today, spreading beyond Wairarapa for the first time since the outbreak began.