Bangladesh is facing a major public health emergency as a widespread measles outbreak has reached all 64 districts, placing immense pressure on the country's healthcare system. According to health authorities and international agencies, the highly contagious disease has spread rapidly across the country, reversing years of progress in immunisation efforts.
Health authorities in Ghaziabad have detected a vaccine-derived poliovirus Type-1 (VDPV1) in sewage samples collected from the Dundahera Sewage Treatment Plant and the Vijay Nagar pumping station. The finding has prompted an extensive surveillance and vaccination review exercise across several localities, but officials stress that there is no cause for panic.
