Bangladesh: Nearly 9 in 10 Families Borrow to Meet Measles Treatment Costs: BDRCS-IFRC Assessment Finds

Country: Bangladesh Sources: Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies For Immediate Release 03 August 2026, Monday, Dhaka: Families across Bangladesh are being pushed into debt as they struggle to cover the hidden costs of measles treatment, according to a joint assessment by the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Nearly nine in 10 measles affected families (89 per cent) rep