Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- Bangladesh is facing a growing health crisis as measles cases and deaths remain high while dengue hospitalisations surge, putting additional pressure on hospitals already struggling with a heavy patient load.

Experts say measles has effectively been left to run its course despite vaccination campaigns, while a lack of coordinated measures to control dengue has allowed infections to rise sharply.

Since Mar 15, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has recorded 973 deaths among people with measles or measles-like symptoms, including 99 confirmed measles deaths.

A total of 157,991 patients have been logged with measles-like symptoms, while 19,312 have tested positive for the highly-contagious disease. ...