June 11, 2026
After running out of rice to sell and loans from relatives, the father has turned to local loan sharks
Official claims at least 10 urgent meetings were held with interim advisors
Even the DGHS’s advice to procure vaccines through UNICEF to ensure timely supply was ignored, it says
He says Bangladesh now has “adequate stocks” of TCV and HPV vaccines
Bangladesh’s national programme covers nine vaccines for 12 diseases
4,944 cases have been laboratory-confirmed since the outbreak began in mid-March
A large proportion of cases did not receive their measles vaccine, while others got only one dose, the UN agency says
Officials say the programme aims to vaccinate more than 17 million children aged between 6 months and 5 years
