An earthquake is a natural phenomenon like wind and rain. It is a sudden and rapid shaking of the earth caused by the release of energy stored in rocks. Earthquakes have occurred for billions of years in some parts of the world, especially in African, European, and Mediterranean regions. Many stories along the history of man show the considerable impact they have had on human lives and property. Earthquakes are the most terrifying and destructive among the other natural phenomena like rain or wind [1] . A country like Turkey is a natural laboratory for earth sciences covering one of the most active regions on the earth prone to seismic effects. Due to the complex plate interaction among Arabia, Eurasia, and Africa, there are different fault systems in Anatolia and the surrounding region. The North Anatolian Fault System (NAFS) and the East Anatolian Fault System (EAFS) are the main strike-slip fault belts in Turkey. These fault systems facilitate the westward escape of the Anatolian micro-plate. Normal fault systems are dominant in western and central Anatolia because of the north-south extensional regime in the Aegean [2] .On February 6, 2023, in the early hours of Monday, a strong earthquake slammed the southeastern part of Turkey close to the Syrian border, killing more than 4000 people and injuring thousands more [3] . The extraordinary magnitude earthquake
Measles, a highly infectious viral disease, is a leading cause of death among young children in many developing countries, including Ethiopia. Despite Ethiopia being the first large country to conduct a mass immunization campaign for measles in 2020 following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, in which over 14.5 million children in the country were vaccinated, there was another outbreak of measles in the country in the year 2022, especially in the eastern parts of the country. According to the WHO, a total of 9850 measles cases were suspected, out of which 5806 cases were confirmed, with 56 deaths (CFR=0.6%) in Ethiopia from January to 30 September 2022. The total number of cases crossed 10 000 cases by the end of October 2022. Amid COVID-19 and war times in Ethiopia posed serious challenges for the under-5 children to get access to vaccination against measles. We, therefore, urge the Ethiopian government to reach an amicable and diplomatic agreement with the civilians causing internal and intraethnic wars in the country as soon as possible, as this would prevent further hampering of measles vaccination for the Ethiopian people, most especially the children.
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