The Supervising Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health, Dr Tenneth Dalipanda says the fight against measles in the country is not yet over and there is no room for complacency.
Dr Dalipanda made the statement following the death of a six months old baby in the Western Province to the illness. The latest fatality brings the measles death toll to a total of seven.
He says everyone living outside Honiara aged six months to 30 years must get a measles vaccine from the nearest health clinic, satellite site or mobile vaccination team.