Dhaka, May 6 -- Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain on Wednesday said 9.5 crore doses of 10 types of vaccine including MR (Measles-Rubella) vaccine will be brought to Bangladesh with support from UNICEF to strengthen the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI).

He made the announcement while talking to reporters at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after receiving a vaccine shipment.

The minister said the EPI programme launched in 1979 has been running regular vaccination activities against 12 preventable infectious diseases to protect children and women.

Bangladesh has been recognised as a "Vaccine Hero" by Gavi for the programme's success, he added.

Citing joint research by the Ministry of Health and ...