, Sept. 26 -- Deputy WHO Representative to Bangladesh Dr Rajesh Narwal on Saturday called for urgent efforts to reach 34 lakh children who remain vulnerable to measles after missing earlier vaccination campaigns, as measles transmission continues in Bangladesh.

"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 Intensified Measles-Rubella Catch-up Vaccination Campaign in Dhaka.

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

The WHO official said app...