Bangladesh measles surge overwhelms hospitals and exposes vaccination gaps.

An eight‑month‑old girl in Dhaka illustrates the scale of Bangladesh’s measles crisis, which has killed 999 children this year and sickened more than 166,000 as vaccination rates fell sharply. The government launched an emergency campaign with global partners, but years of pandemic disruption and political turmoil left many children unprotected and routine doses missed. Doctors say hospitals are packed with young patients suffering severe complications while staff struggle with exhaustion after months of nonstop cases. Officials blame past leadership for planning failures, and specialists warn that progress is improving but far too slowly to contain the outbreak.

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