US EditionBangladesh Measles Outbreak Kills over 220 Children Since March
Health officials are racing to vaccinate children as low coverage in rural Indigenous communities leaves many vulnerable to measles.
- Bangladesh has recorded 227 child deaths since March in one of its worst measles outbreaks in decades, with suspected cases reaching nearly 35,000, government data showed Wednesday.
- The hardest-hit area is Kurukpata in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, where District Health Chief Sheikh Fazle Rabbi said more than 80 children had been treated for measles.
- Farmer Ngangoi Mro brought his two-year-old son, Rengle Mro, to a clinic suffering high fever and cough; the World Health Organization states measles is one of the world's most contagious diseases.
- Local Kurukpata council head Kratpung Mro stated poverty and difficult communication hinder hospital access, urging the government to "launch awareness programmes and bring Indigenous communities under vaccination coverage."
- Bangladesh health officials, supported by the WHO and security forces, are working to vaccinate children, though rural families often avoid immunization programs due to fear or lack of access.
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Bangladesh measles outbreak kills over 220 children since March
Bangladesh has recorded 227 child deaths since March in one of its worst outbreaks of measles in decades, with the number of suspected cases reaching nearly 35,000, government data showed Wednesday.
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Bangladesh measles outbreak kills over 220 children
Bangladesh is grappling with one of its worst measles outbreaks in decades, with government data showing 227 child deaths since March and nearly 35,000 suspected cases nationwide. The outbreak has hit hardest in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, particularly Kurukpata, a remote area home to Indigenous communities near the border with war‑torn Myanmar. Local health officials say children in these rural regions often miss vaccination campaigns, while so…
Bangladesh has recorded 227 child deaths since March, as the country faces one of its worst measles outbreaks in decades, according to AFP.
Worst in decades: Bangladesh measles outbreak kills over 220 children since March
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