More than 500 children die in measles outbreak in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is experiencing its deadliest measles outbreak in almost twenty years.
More than 500 children have died while tens of thousands of suspected cases have been recorded.
Hospitals are struggling to cope with the surge in patients.
Health experts say the crisis has exposed major gaps in vaccination programmes.

Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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