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Nationwide measles-rubella vaccination campaign launched
Greenwatch Desk
Medicine
2026-04-20, 11:22am
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain on Monday formally inaugurated a nationwide emergency measles-rubella vaccination campaign aimed at addressing the ongoing outbreak.
The campaign launched around 8:15am at Little Angel Seminary in Jinda Park, Rupganj Upazila of Narayanganj.
The initiative aims to vaccinate around 1.8 crore children aged 6 months to under 5 years across the country.
On April 5, the government, with support from UNICEF, WHO and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, launched an emergency measles-rubella vaccination campaign to protect more than 1.2 million children aged 6 months to 5 years in 30 upazilas in 18 high-risk districts.
The World Health Organization (WHO) urged all parents and caregivers to bring their children to the nearest vaccination centre and remains committed to supporting the government and partners to safeguard the health of every child across Bangladesh, reports UNB.