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Saifur Rahman · 11:42 AM
Bangladesh is launching a special vaccination drive targeting 3.4 million children against measles and rubella, with support from the United States through UNICEF.
On October 7, the US Embassy in Dhaka said that under the America First Global Health Strategy, the United States is supporting Bangladesh’s national measles-rubella catch-up vaccination campaign through UNICEF. One of the key objectives of the assistance is to protect vulnerable children amid the ongoing measles outbreak. On Wednesday, US Chargé d’Affaires Eric Gill visited the ongoing vaccination activities at the T&T Field in Korail, Dhaka. He was accompanied by Health and Family Welfare State Minister Dr. Mohammad Abdul Muhit, Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Md. Shafiqul Islam Khan, Chief Health Officer Brigadier General Imrul Kayes Chowdhury and UNICEF Bangladesh officials. The government said it plans to vaccinate around 3.5 million more children under the ongoing special campaign. As of October 7, nearly 20 million children had been covered by the national measles-rubella vaccination programme. However, a significant number of children were missed during previous campaigns, prompting the launch of the new catch-up initiative. The nationwide Intensified MR Catch-up Vaccination campaign began on September 26 and is scheduled to…
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