A United Nations-supported vaccination campaign has been initiated to prevent Rohingya children from potentially deadly diseases. According to a press release by the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef), the agency and the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) are supporting the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare-led campaign targeting measles, rubella and polio – to inoculate around 150,000 Rohingya children below the age of 15. “With thousands of children crossing the border every day, vaccination is crucial to prevent the spread of potentially deadly diseases,” he added. According to estimates, over 410,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since August 25 – 60% of whom are children according to UN News Centre. Also Read – 13,686 Rohingya children get vaccination

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 18, 2017 08:03 UTC