More than 500 children die in measles outbreak in Bangladesh
Community Score: 50% | 1.4K views | 3d
0 community ratings: null thumbs up, null thumbs down
Bangladesh is experiencing its deadliest measles outbreak in almost twenty years. More than 500 children have died while tens of thousands of suspected cases have been recorded. Hospitals are struggling to cope with the surge in patients. Health experts say the crisis has exposed major gaps in vaccination programmes. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://x.com/ajenglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Bangladesh #Health #MeaslesOutbreak #Vaccination #ChildHealth #PublicHealth #Dhaka #Immunisation #VaccinationDrive #InfectiousDisease #AlJazeeraEnglish
Tags: Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Bangladesh, Bangladesh children measles, Bangladesh measles crisis, Bangladesh measles outbreak, Dhaka measles cases, Health, Measles outbreak, Race to contain a measles outbreak, al Jazeera live tv news English, aljazeera live, aljazeera live tv news English, child health crisis, child vaccination gap, emergency vaccination campaign, emergency vaccination drive, measles vaccination, measles virus spread, unvaccinated children
More from Al Jazeera English
- Trump “Ahead of Schedule”? Experts question US strategy in Iran war — Score: 50%
- Trump’s Iran war timeline confusion explained | Expert breakdown — Score: 50%
- Palestinian refugees in Lebanon face another forced displacement | AJ#shorts — Score: 50%
- Activists arrive in Cuba with aid amid US fuel blockade — Score: 50%
- African airlines face rising costs as Middle East fuel supplies disrupted by the Iran war — Score: 50%
- Peru general election 2026: Record 35 candidates as political crisis deepens — Score: 50%