Once a model for measles elimination, Bangladesh is now grappling with its worst outbreak in decades. The country is struggling to contain the disease, which is now causing hundreds of child fatalities.

<img alt="A child lies on their back as someone places a breathing tube into their nose" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/ba246389-ee94-4c23-95ae-8f8a829e37a7,1780003049262/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C377%2C7217%2C4059%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="A woman adjusts a tube to ensure extra oxygen supply to a child infected with measles receiving treatment at the DNCC Hospital, following an outbreak across the country, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Po...