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In May, we posted a story about the rapid and devastating spread of measles in Bangladesh. The headline: More than 500 children have died in an outbreak that the world is virtually ignoring . We asked the reporter who covered the story to tell us what has transpired since then. There was optimism early on about bringing the measles outbreak in Bangladesh under control. In April, the country's health minister, Sardar Md.
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On September 9, the toll for children who have died from suspected or confirmed measles cases since March 15 passed 1,000, according to the Directorate General of Health Services of Bangladesh.
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