Ongoing National Measles Outbreak: 550+ Deaths and 67,107+ Cases; Initial Outbreak Linked to Cox's Bazar and Parliamentary Review

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Ongoing National Measles Outbreak: 550+ Deaths and 67,107+ Cases; Initial Outbreak Linked to Cox's Bazar and Parliamentary Review | Roktakto

What happened

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Since January 2026, a national measles outbreak in Bangladesh has resulted in over 550 deaths and 67,107 cases, with a majority of fatalities being children. The NHA launched a volunteer-led helpline, and the government is conducting parliamentary reviews into the public health response and potential negligence. Emergency vaccination campaigns and hospital isolations continue nationwide.

When: January 2026 through June 17, 2026.
Where: Nationwide; originating in Cox's Bazar; impacting major cities including Dhaka.
Event type: Epidemic

Epidemic specifics

Disease: measles
Confirmed cases: 67,107
Suspected cases: 0
Confirmed deaths: 550
ORS distributed: 0
Reported notes: Ongoing national measles outbreak. Linked to declining vaccination coverage, vaccine procurement failures since September 2025, and initial emergence in Cox's Bazar Rohingya camps in January 2026. The outbreak is impacting mainly children under five nationwide.

The human impact

Separate outcomes; critical injuries are a subset of injuries

550 PEOPLE REPORTED DEAD

12,318 PEOPLE REPORTED INJURED

Each mark represents one reported person (up to 200 shown). Aggregate counts are not a list of identified people.

All reported impact measures

Unknown values stay visible. Categories and demographic groups may overlap.

Deaths: 550
Male deaths: 31
Female deaths: 30
Child deaths: 507
Injured: 12,318
Critically injured: 0
Hospitalized: 46,407
Missing: 0
Rescued: 0
Displaced people: 0
Displaced families: 0
Shelter seekers: 0
Affected people: 67,107
Affected families: 0
Affected villages: 0
Affected upazilas: 30
Affected districts: 61
Livestock lost: 0

Do not add hospitalization or critical injuries to the total injured.

People behind the figures

4 named records · identities are not the aggregate casualty count

PERSONAGE / GENDERSTATUSTREATMENT

Rumaisa0 / FemaleHospitalizedNot reported ＋

Name: Rumaisa
Age: 0
Gender: Female
Status: Hospitalized
Occupation: Not reported
Injury severity: 0
Injury description: Not reported
Treatment: Not reported
Relation to others: Not reported
Home district: Not reported

Raisa0 / FemaleDeadNot reported ＋

Name: Raisa
Age: 0
Gender: Female
Status: Dead
Occupation: Not reported
Injury severity: 0
Injury description: Not reported
Treatment: Not reported
Relation to others: Not reported
Home district: Not reported

Mohammad1 / MaleHospitalizedNot reported ＋

Name: Mohammad
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Status: Hospitalized
Occupation: Not reported
Injury severity: 0
Injury description: Not reported
Treatment: Not reported

The event and the response

Reported actions; unspecified times remain unknown

12 May 2026
Local Administration
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) launched a special 21-day vaccination campaign in high-risk hotspots, expanded to city corporations, and implemented hospital isolation. Supported by UNICEF, WHO, and GAVI.
Personnel
0
Boats
0
Shelters
0
Relief packages
0
Relief items
Vaccines for 6 months-5 years old, Vitamin A capsules
Relief amount / BDT
0
Notes
Not reported

How the reporting evolved

Publication chronology of linked reports

30 Mar 2026
হামসহ 10 রোগের টিকার সংকট ↗
Prothom Alo
30 Mar 2026
সকালেই পড়ুন আলোচিত 5 খবর ↗
Prothom Alo
30 Mar 2026
হামসহ 10 রোগের টিকার সংকট ↗
Prothom Alo
30 Mar 2026
যত তাড়াতাড়ি সম্ভব টিকা আনব: স্বাস্থ্যমন্ত্রী ↗
Prothom Alo
1 Apr 2026
রোববার থেকে শুরু হচ্ছে হামের টিকাদান কর্মসূচি | আমার দেশ ↗
Daily Amar Desh
1 Apr 2026
15 দিনে হামের উপসর্গ নিয়ে হাসপাতালে 2314, আক্রান্ত 423 | আমার দেশ ↗
Daily Amar Desh
2 Apr 2026
হাম বজ্রপাতের মতো হঠাৎ করে এসেছে, কোনো প্রস্তুতি ছিল না | আমার দেশ ↗
Daily Amar Desh
2 Apr 2026

Ongoing National Measles Outbreak: 550+ Deaths and 67,107+ Cases; Initial Outbreak Linked to Cox's Bazar and Parliamentary Review

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