BD Measles Deaths Near 500 but Vaccines Offer Hope

BD measles deaths near 500 but vaccines offer hope

Bangladesh has rolled out a mass vaccination campaign to combat its deadliest measles outbreak in decades that has killed nearly 500 children in just two months, the United Nations children's agency said Wednesday. Deaths are still rising, with six children dying in the past 24 hours alone, taking the toll from the preventable disaster to 481, according to health ministry figures. But a nationwide immunisation drive has now reached 18 million ch…

Seven more children die as Bangladesh measles outbreak deepens

Another seven children died from measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, amid the disease’s worsening outbreak nationwide, with the total death toll now reaching 475. According to the Directorate General of Health Services, four children were confirmed to have measles, while the remaining three died with suspected measles symptoms. In the same period, over 1423 patients with symptoms consistent with the disease were admitted to…

Bangladesh measles deaths near 500 in two months

Bangladesh has rolled out a mass vaccination campaign to combat its deadliest measles outbreak in decades that has killed nearly 500 children in just two months, the United Nations children's agency said on Wednesday. Deaths are still rising, with six children dying in the past 24 hours alone, taking the toll from the preventable disaster to 481, according to health ministry figures. But a nationwide immunisation drive has now reached 18 million…

Measles claim 500 in B’desh; six kids dead in past 24 hrs

Warned about vaccine shortage ‘at least 10 times’, says UNICEF Dhaka: As the death toll due to measles touched 500, UNICEF on Wednesday claimed it had warned the interim government of Muhammad Yunus at least “10 times” about the impending outbreak following procedural delays in vaccine procurement. The comments by UNICEF representative in Dhaka Rana Flowers came on a day government data showed that there were 481 deaths since March due to measle…