India, May 17 -- Hundreds of children are believed to have died after the erstwhile Yunus government ended the practice of procuring vaccines through UNICEF.

A rapidly escalating measles outbreak in Bangladesh has raised alarm over the country's immunisation framework following a controversial change in vaccine procurement policy introduced by the erstwhile interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus.

Public health experts and officials believe that delays in vaccine acquisition, disruptions in routine immunisation drives, and administrative instability after the 2024 political upheaval have contributed to one of the gravest health emergencies the country has witnessed in recent years.

According to official health figures and internat...