Bangladesh Is Battling Measles. It's a 'Real Warning' to Other Nations
WHO and UNICEF say first-dose coverage fell to 90% in 2025, leaving millions of children unprotected as cases and deaths climbed.
- Bangladesh is battling the world's worst measles outbreak, reporting 202,000 suspected cases and 1,147 deaths since mid-March, according to the World Health Organization, with 94% of fatalities among children under five.
- Vaccination coverage fell to 90% in 2025, dropping below the 95% threshold needed for herd immunity, after disruptions linked to political turmoil that ended 15 years of rule by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
- In the hard-hit Sylhet region, where official records show 180 children have died, families reported receiving no health worker visits until after a child had died from measles in their community.
- While an emergency program reached 20 million children, a June health intervention revealed a 4 million child gap in target lists, prompting a new government campaign targeting 3.4 million missed children in September.
- WHO vaccine adviser Mark Jit called the crisis "a real warning to every country," citing systemic challenges as 40% of children remain unregistered and one-third of health worker posts stay unfilled.
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Bangladesh is battling measles. It's a 'real warning' to other nations
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World’s worst measles outbreak a ‘warning’ to other nations
So far, 1147 people have died in the outbreak of the highly contagious disease in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Races to Contain Measles Outbreak
Bangladesh is trying to contain a measles outbreak, as weak data, inadequate outreach and vaccination gaps worsen the crisis. The World Health Organisation(WHO) said Bangladesh, whose routine vaccination programme faltered in 2025, reported 202,000 suspected measles cases 22,000 of them laboratory confirmed since the start of the outbreak in mid-March to October 9, which has […]
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