DHAKA, 27 August 2023 – With more than 21,000 cases of dengue reported among children under the age of 15, UNICEF is intensifying its support to the efforts of the Government of Bangladesh to contain the dengue outbreak in the country.

To protect children and to respond to the public health emergency, UNICEF is delivering USD2.25 million worth of urgently needed testing kits, training of professionals, along with other critical supplies and services in the health and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The dengue outbreak has now spread to 64 districts. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, more than 112,000 cases of dengue have been reported, of which 20 per cent are children below the age of 15 years. Over 500 dengue related deaths have been reported.