Coverage of measles-rubella campaign lowest in Bagmati Province

26 percent of children under five years old missed out on the life-saving vaccine, which child health experts say is an alarming trend.

Twenty-six percent children under five years of age in Bagmati Province missed out on the measles-rubella vaccine campaign launched this year. It is the lowest coverage compared to other provinces across the country, according to the Immunisation Section of the Family Welfare Division under the Department of Health Services.