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Thursday | October 08, 2026 | Dhaka

US supports measles-rubella vaccination of 3.4m Children

 Staff Reporter
 Published: 12:01 AM, 08 October 2026
State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr MA Muhit speaks as a guest during an event marking the Measles-Rubella Catch-Up Vaccination Campaign 2026 in the capital on Wednesday.

The United States is supporting Bangladesh’s national measles-rubella catch-up vaccination campaign through UNICEF to protect 3.4 million children aged six to 59 months amid the ongoing outbreak.

US Chargé d’Affaires Eric Geelan visited the vaccination campaign at T&T Field in Korail, Banani, on Wednesday.

The campaign, launched on September 26, is being supported under the United States’ America First Global Health Strategy, according to a statement attributable to US Mission Spokesperson Poornima Rai.

The nationwide initiative aims to vaccinate vulnerable children against measles and rubella as Bangladesh continues to respond to the current outbreak.

The US support, channelled through UNICEF, is aimed at strengthening the government’s immunisation response and expanding vaccine coverage among children in the target age group.

During his visit to the vaccination site, Geelan was joined by State Minister for Health Dr Mohammad Abdul Muhit, Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan and DNCC Chief Health Officer Brigadier General Imrul Kayes Chowdhury.

UNICEF Bangladesh Chief of Communications and Advocacy Miguel Mateos Muñoz and UNICEF Bangladesh Immunization Lead Dr Riad Mahmud were also present.

The campaign represents a nationwide effort to reach children aged six to 59 months with measles-rubella vaccination and strengthen protection among vulnerable children during the ongoing outbreak.