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• As of 22 April, Bangladesh reported over 27,000 suspected measles cases and 3,900 confirmed cases, including about 190 deaths. Children under five make up roughly 80 per cent of cases.
• The measles-rubella vaccination campaign expanded on 20 April, with 4.14 million children vaccinated. Partners have deployed 14.9 million doses and trained over 26,000 frontline workers.
• Hospitals are overwhelmed, with shortages of isolation beds, staff and diagnostics. Surge teams have been deployed, and temporary triage facilities and urgent medical supplies are being procured.
• Government and partners are scaling up community outreach, child-friendly vaccination centres, Vitamin A distribution, and awareness campaigns.