Bangladesh launches emergency vaccination campaign as measles outbreak kills over 100 children

Bangladesh is responding to a measles outbreak that has killed more than 100 children and infected thousands across the country, prompting an emergency vaccination campaign. Hospitals nationwide are struggling to manage the surge in cases, straining healthcare infrastructure. The outbreak highlights vaccination gaps in South Asia and underscores how disease outbreaks in densely populated regions can spread rapidly and overwhelm medical systems. Bangladesh's public health response will be closely watched as a model for managing infectious disease crises in developing nations.