Published: 10:19 AM, 20 April 2026
Over 2 lakh children to get Measles-Rubella vaccines in Rajshahi
Over 200,000 children in Rajshahi district will receive the Measles-Rubella vaccine under an emergency immunisation campaign set to begin tomorrow, which will continue until May 10.
A total of 2,01,976 children aged between six months and less than five years will be covered under the campaign, officials said at a press briefing held at the Civil Surgeon's Office on Sunday.
Preparations for the campaign have already been completed, including the training of trainers at the district level, while advocacy and coordination meetings, along with awareness drives through public announcements, are currently underway.
There are 1,584 outreach vaccination centres in eight upazilas of the district, along with 573 school-based centres and 10 permanent centres. Civil Surgeon Dr. SIM Raziul Karim said a target has been set to bring 13,597 educational institutions and 1,88,379 communities under the campaign. In the first phases from April 5 to 25, 37,347 out of the targeted 37,954 children were vaccinated in Godagari upazila of the district while 4,978 out of 5,445 targeted ones in Godagari Pourasabha.
The Civil Surgeon said: "The vaccination campaign will run daily from 8am to 5pm. We aim to ensure that all targeted children receive the vaccine. This will help protect them from these contagious diseases."
All children aged between six months and five years will receive a dose of the measles-rubella vaccine during the drive. Children who have already received measles vaccines under routine immunisation programmes will still need to be vaccinated again as part of this campaign.
He said the campaign aims to achieve 100 percent coverage to ensure effective protection.
Among others, Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr Mahbuba Khatun and Medical Officer Dr Bayezid Ul Islam spoke at the event.
