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RAJSHAHI, April 19, 2026 (BSS)- Over 200,000 children in the district will 
receive the Measles-Rubella vaccine under an emergency immunisation campaign 
set to begin tomorrow, which will continue until May 10. 

A total of 2,01,976 children aged between six months and less than five years 
will be covered under the campaign, officials said at a press briefing held 
at the Civil Surgeon's Office here today. 

Preparations for the campaign have already been completed, including the 
training of trainers at the district level, while advocacy and coordination 
meetings, along with awareness drives through public announcements, are 
currently underway. 

There are 1,584 outreach vaccination centres in eight upazilas of the 
district, along with 573 school-based centres and 10 permanent centres.
 
Civil Surgeon Dr. SIM Raziul Karim said a target has been set to bring 13,597 
educational institutions and 1,88,379 communities under the campaign.

In the first phases from April 5 to 25, 37,347 out of the targeted 37,954 
children were vaccinated in Godagari upazila of the district while 4,978 out 
of 5,445 targeted ones in Godagari Pourasabha.

The Civil Surgeon said: "The vaccination campaign will run daily from 8am to 
5pm. We aim to ensure that all targeted children receive the vaccine. This 
will help protect them from these contagious diseases."

All children aged between six months and five years will receive a dose of 
the measles-rubella vaccine during the drive.
 
Children who have already received measles vaccines under routine 
immunisation programmes will still need to be vaccinated again as part of 
this campaign.

He said the campaign aims to achieve 100 percent coverage to ensure effective 
protection.

Among others, Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr Mahbuba Khatun and Medical Officer Dr 
Bayezid Ul Islam spoke at the event.