Bangladesh Reports 98 Suspected Measles Deaths and Expands Vaccinations
Health officials said 6,476 children showed suspected symptoms as Dhaka targets 30 hard-hit areas with a vaccination drive.
- On Sunday, Bangladesh launched an emergency vaccination campaign across 18 high-risk districts to combat a measles outbreak that killed at least 98 children in three weeks.
- Communicable Disease Control director Halimur Rashid attributed the surge to "multifactorial causes, including a shortage of vaccines," while public health expert Tajul Islam A. Bari said authorities failed to procure supplies despite allocated funds.
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data released Sunday showed 6,476 suspected measles cases among children aged six months to five years, with 17 confirmed deaths and 826 confirmed cases nationwide.
- Health Minister Sardar Shakhawat Hossain Bakul said the drive will prioritize 30 "worst affected areas" before expanding, and public health expert Bari warned, "Now we see the result — the situation is scary."
- Records show the highest suspected cases reached 25,934 in 2005, and a planned 2024 immunization drive was delayed by the uprising that toppled the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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Bangladesh Starts Emergency Measles Vaccine Campaign
A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has prompted officials there, with assistance from international groups, to launch an emergency campaign to vaccinate people against the infectious disease. Bangladesh on April 5 began the campaign in 18 districts designated as high-risk, after 17 confirmed deaths, 113 suspected deaths, and more than 7,500 suspected infections across the country of about 175 million people. Officials also said that hospitals in s…
They wanted to save money on vaccine procurement: a deadly epidemic broke out in Bangladesh, a country of 170 million people
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Bangladesh conducts emergency measles vaccinations as outbreak kills more than 100 children
Bangladesh is conducting emergency measles-rubella vaccinations while trying to contain an ongoing outbreak that has killed more than 100 children.
The government of Bangladesh is launching an emergency vaccination campaign against measles and rubella for young children together with the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. A major measles outbreak is currently underway in the country, which has claimed the lives of at least 17 children in recent weeks. The death toll is believed to be even higher, exceeding one hundred. According to the Ministry of Health, more than 7,500 suspected …
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