MSF responds to measles outbreak in Cox’s Bazar

Following a nationwide surge in measles cases in Bangladesh, MSF has increased its medical response in Cox’s Bazar. MSF teams are providing care to affected children from Rohingya refugee camps and surrounding host communities, while also supporting an ongoing vaccination campaign. Measles cases had been reported regularly in the district earlier this year, but we observed a sharp increase from March, accelerating further in April. In April alone, MSF treated 284 measles patients across its facilities in Cox’s Bazar—four times the number treated during the first three months of the year combined. Of these, 82 required inpatient care due to the severity of their condition. On 19 April, we opened a new isolation unit in Jamtoli camp, which serves as a referral centre for all camps. The facility rapidly reached its full capacity.

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