Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) As many as four children died with symptoms consistent measles in Bangladesh in 24 hours until 8 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, increasing the total number of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities to 820, local media reported. The latest fatalities have been classified as suspected measles deaths, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest update, the number of suspected measles fatalities has increased to 725 while the number…
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Dhaka, July 23 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an unprecedented measles outbreak, two more children died from symptoms of the disease on Thursday, pushing the death toll to 805, local media reported.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Thursday morning.The latest fatalities from the disease were identified as suspected, Bangladeshi media outlet UNB reported.Reports suggest that while the number of confirmed deat…
Dhaka, July 22 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an unprecedented measles outbreak, an average of nearly four children die every day, and more than 800 people are hospitalised daily, while both the government’s response and public focus appear to have weakened, local media reported on Wednesday.Despite the government’s claim that it exceeded its emergency measles vaccination target, hospitals reportedly continue to see an influx of unvaccinated patients, exposing the shortcomings in vaccine cov…
Dhaka, June 14 (IANS) As many as four children have died due to symptoms-like measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours until 8 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected measles -elated deaths to 652, local media reported. The latest four fatalities were identified as suspected measles deaths, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest fatalities, the number of suspected measles deaths has increased to 560, while the nu…
Dhaka, June 12 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an escalating measles outbreak, another child has died from the symptoms of the disease on Friday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 643 since March 15 this year, local media reported.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the death was reported in the 24 hours leading up to Friday morning.The latest death from the disease was identified as suspected, Bangladeshi media outlet UNB reported.Repor…
Dhaka, June 11 (IANS) Three more children died due to measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in 24 hours until 8 am on Thursday, taking the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths in the country to 642, local media reported. The latest three fatalities were identified as suspected measles deaths, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest fatalities, the number of suspected measles deaths has increased to 550 while the number of laboratory-confirmed measl…
Dhaka, June 9 (IANS) As many as eight children have died from measles outbreak in Bangladesh on Wednesday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 639 since March 15 this year, amid an escalating health crisis in the country, local media reported. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning.Among the latest fatalities, all were identified as suspected, Bangladeshi media outlet UNB r…
Dhaka, June 8 (IANS) At least eight more children died from measles and similar symptoms of the disease in Bangladesh on Monday, taking the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 628 since March 15 this year, as the country grapples with an escalating health crisis, local media reported.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Monday morning.Among the eight fatalities, one was a confirmed measles death, whil…
Dhaka, May 2 (IANS) Bangladesh is currently grappling with a severe measles epidemic with over 32,000 suspected cases and more than 250 deaths, mostly young children, having been recorded since mid-March. The outbreak has triggered chaotic scenes in hospitals across the country, with Dhaka’s Infectious Disease Hospital overwhelmed by children last month — some gasping for breath and others lying motionless — while bed shortages forced many to be treated on the floor, a report highlighted o…