The economic burden of measles in children under five in Bangladesh.
Gatien de BrouckerSayem AhmedMd Zahid HasanGazi Golam MehdiJorge Martin Del CampoMd Wazed AliMd Jasim UddinDagna ConstenlaBryan PatenaudePublished in: BMC health services research (2020)
The resurgence of measles outbreaks is a substantial cost for society, requiring significant short-term public expenditures, putting households into a precarious financial situation. Improving vaccination coverage in areas where it is deficient (Sylhet division in our study) would likely alleviate most of this burden.