Death due to measles among children who are not eligible for vaccination has become a cause for concern for the BMC and state health department. The civic body and the state measles task force committee held a special meeting on Wednesday evening to come up with a strategy.

In January, Mumbai witnessed five deaths of children, which were suspected to be due to measles. Of the deceased, three were not eligible for vaccination while the other two were not immunised. In the last measles task force meeting, the chairperson Dr Subhash Salunkhe directed all districts, especially civic bodies, including the BMC, to put emphasis on immunisation.