“DEVASTATING”
The outbreak has exposed gaps in Bangladesh’s efforts to protect its youngest.
SM Ziauddin Hyder, special assistant to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for health, called the outbreak “devastating”.
Bangladesh had previously made major advances in vaccination against infectious diseases, but a measles drive planned for 2024 was delayed by the uprising that toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Workers’ strikes and political instability delayed a 2025 campaign.
The country has since rolled out a mass vaccination drive to combat the outbreak, but the number of cases continues to climb.
“There was a gap of a significant number of…
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