Government Launches Emergency Vaccination Drive Amid Measles Crisis

In response to the escalating outbreak, the Bangladeshi government has mobilised an emergency immunisation campaign targeting nearly 20 million children. The drive aims to administer the measles vaccine across rural districts and densely‑populated slums. However, officials acknowledge that the original estimate of children needing the vaccine was low, prompting a later vitamin‑A supplement programme that reached over 22 million children and raised questions about population data accuracy.