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Middle East outlets focus on the measles outbreak as evidence of a failing health system in Bangladesh, stressing that such a high child death toll should be preventable. They blame Bangladeshi authorities for not maintaining high vaccination rates and for slow responses once the outbreak began. They expect international donors and health bodies to demand clearer plans from Dhaka before offering more funding or support.

• •Middle East coverage highlights that more than 500 Bangladeshi children dying from measles points to serious gaps in routine immunisation.
• •Health experts quoted in the region argue that Bangladesh did not act fast enough to contain the measles spread once cases surged.
• •Reports stress that poor families in rural Bangladesh were hit hardest by the outbreak due to limited access to clinics.
• •Commentators in the region say Bangladesh must present a detailed vaccination catch-up plan to global health partners.
• •Some outlets suggest that donor countries may tie new health funding to proof of better vaccine delivery in Bangladesh.