A special measles vaccination campaign will begin on Sunday at 9 a.m. across 30 upazilas in 18 districts of Bangladesh. Health Minister Sakhawat Hossain announced the program at a press conference in Dhaka on Saturday. The campaign will target children aged six to 59 months, identified as the most vulnerable group. Alongside vaccination, children showing measles symptoms will receive vitamin A capsules. The minister also reported that 61 new children with measles symptoms were admitted to the capital’s children’s hospital.
The selected areas were determined by an expert committee based on infection hotspots. According to the Directorate General of Health Services, measles infections have reached alarming levels nationwide. Between March 15 and April 3, a total of 5,792 people were hospitalized with measles-like symptoms, of whom 771 were confirmed cases. During this period, 94 suspected measles deaths were reported, and nine were confirmed.
The campaign aims to contain the spread of measles and reduce child mortality in the affected regions.
স্টাফ রিপোর্টার প্রকাশ : ০৪ এপ্রিল ২০২৬, ১৩: ৪৯আপডেট : ০৪ এপ্রিল ২০২৬, ১৪: ৪০ দেশের ১৮ জেলার ৩০ উপজেলায় রোববার সকাল ৯টা থেকে হামের বিশেষ টিকাদান কর্মসূচি শুরু হতে যাচ্ছে। কর্মসূচির আওতায় ৬ মাস থেকে ৫৯ মাস বয়সী শিশুদের এই টিকা প্রদান করা হবে। শনিবার দ
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