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- Oct 31, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Bangladesh's Catch-Up Measles-Rubella Campaign Closes
- Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain inaugurated a nationwide intensified catch-up measles-rubella campaign on 26 September 2026 at the TNT playground in Mohakhali; it continues until 31 October[1][2]
- It targets around 34 lakh (3.4 million) unvaccinated or missed children aged 6 to 59 months[1][2][3]
- The minister announced it on 20 September; children who turn six months during the campaign will also be vaccinated[2]
- Authorities lowered the minimum vaccination age from the usual 9 months because of the outbreak[3]
- Why: field data, WHO and Unicef rapid monitoring and hospital data showed some children remained outside coverage, and a significant number of affected children had not received the measles vaccine; the approach this time involves people across villages rather than waiting at vaccination centres[2]
- The MR programme has run in phases since April, with around 1.98 crore (about 20 million) children vaccinated so far[2][3]
- On 13 September the EPI asked all field offices to report within three days how many children aged 6 to 59 months were missed[1]
- Outbreak scale: 1,087 confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths, including 101 laboratory-confirmed, with nearly 187,000 suspected cases and 21,099 confirmed infections since 15 March[3]; later headlines put the combined toll at 1,096[1][2]
- Causes cited: disruptions to routine immunisation in 2024 and 2025 and a nationwide MR vaccine stockout, with no regular nationwide supplementary MR campaigns since 2020[3][4]
- WHO's April notice assessed risk as high nationally and regionally and moderate globally, and recommended two doses of measles-containing vaccine and at least 95% coverage[4]
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- [1]75%thedailystar.net/health/news/govt-launches-nationwide-catch-measles-rubella-vaccination-campaign-4283256thedailystar.net· Posted Sep 30, 2026· Starts Oct 31, 2026 ✓· 25% of score
The Daily Star, 26 September 2026: "The campaign aims to cover an estimated 34 lakh children in the age group and will continue until October 31."
- [2]75%Govt to launch fresh measles-rubella vaccination campaign on 26 Sept to reach missed children - The Business Standardtbsnews.net· Added Sep 30, 2026· 25% of score
- [3]75%Bangladesh launches measles vaccination drive amid deadly outbreak - Arab News (26 Sep 2026)arabnews.pk· Added Sep 30, 2026· 25% of score
- [4]75%Measles - Bangladesh - WHO Disease Outbreak Newswho.int· Added Sep 30, 2026· 25% of score
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