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3 deaths in Dhaka, 1 in Chattogram division

Special vaccination campaign begins tomorrow in city, 15 upazilas

Children with measles-like symptoms rise in Gazipur hospital; no deaths reported

Death toll rises to 38 this year as patient admissions continue to put pressure on paediatric wards

The government yesterday reported 94 suspected measles deaths, mostly among children, over the past 19 days, alongside 5,792 suspected cases nationwide, suggesting the outbreak is far more severe than earlier thought.

130 patients with measles-like symptoms currently under treatment at the facility

Hospital opens separate ward

So far, 13 admitted with measles symptoms at 250-Bed General Hospital

The government will launch an emergency measles vaccination campaign from Sunday in response to a sharp rise in deadly cases across several districts.

Campaign to start in high-risk upazilas, targeting children aged 6 months to 10 years

Three discharged from Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital in three days

At least four more children have died from suspected measles and related complications in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 44 so far this year.

Kamruzzaman Chowdhury regrets deaths of children awaiting ICU care at RMCH, says steps being taken to address the crisis

29 currently hospitalised in Chattogram with symptoms

The National Immunisation Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) yesterday recommended lowering the age for receiving the measles vaccine to six months, as one-third of the children recently infected with measles are under nine months, the current age for vaccination.

After a 10-month-old from Muksudpur died in Dhaka with measles-like symptoms, health officials moved to trace suspected cases

Health officials have yet to approve staffing and management of the new facility, while RMCH struggles with overcrowding, measles cases and a severe shortage of paediatric ICU support

How to keep your child safe from measles

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