State Minister for Health announced plans to vaccinate another 35 lakh children against measles in a mop-up campaign, as 2 crore children have already received vaccines nationwide.
<cite index="39-3">State Minister for Health and Family Welfare MA Muhit announced yesterday that the government plans to vaccinate another 35 lakh children against measles</cite>, expanding ongoing efforts to control the measles outbreak across Bangladesh. <cite index="39-4">Around two crore children have already been covered under the immunisation drive</cite>, he said while speaking at a measles-rubella vaccination campaign event in Dhaka's Korail area.
<cite index="45-7,45-9">The government has launched a "mop-up campaign" to identify children missed during earlier phases and bring them under immunisation coverage, targeting another 35 lakh children for measles-rubella vaccination across the country over the next month</cite>. <cite index="45-10">Health workers, city corporation officials and other stakeholders are identifying children even in remote hill areas and far-flung char regions</cite>.
<cite index="39-5">The state minister said the government was working to contain the outbreak and expected measles-related deaths to decline soon</cite>. The campaign is being organized by UNICEF with support from the US Embassy in Dhaka, GAVI, and the Dhaka North City Corporation.
<cite index="39-6,39-7,39-8">Speaking about the dengue outbreak, the state minister said that unlike previous years, the government began preparations four months in advance based on data and projections, and has strengthened prevention efforts, trained 2,000 doctors, and issued treatment guidelines</cite>. Families in Atrai Upazila and across Naogaon district are encouraged to ensure their children aged six months to 59 months receive the measles-rubella vaccine during this campaign.