Bangladesh, Sept. 26 -- Deputy WHO Representative to Bangladesh Dr Rajesh Narwal on Saturday called for urgent efforts to reach 3.4 million children who remain vulnerable to measles after missing earlier vaccination campaigns, as measles transmission continues in Bangladesh.

Advertisement "Bangladesh has shown remarkable leadership by promptly launching the nationwide campaign in April, when we started to see the surge in measles cases," he said while delivering his speech at the launch of the Intensified Measles-Rubella Catch-up Vaccination Campaign in Dhaka.

He said they know from epidemiological and hospital data, as well as from the communities around them, that measles transmission continues while children are still suffering from...