STAFF CORRESPONDENT

The government today launches an emergency measles-rubella vaccination drive targeting over 13 lakh children, aged six months to under five years, in 30 upazilas of 18 districts, where the infection rate is relatively high.

The health ministry has already completed all necessary preparations, including the supply of vaccines and logistics to the field level, for the campaign amid a recent surge in measles cases and related deaths, officials said.

The move comes as the country recorded four more deaths from suspected measles cases in the 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, taking the death toll to 98, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

At a press conference at the Secretariate yesterday, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said the emergency campaign designed following the experts’ recommendations aimed at quickly

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