The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) wants to reach out to every child in order to protect her/him from measles, and to ensure this, it has asked all wards to collect information about homeless kids.

It has only been a few months since Mumbaikars came out of the grip of COVID-19 but the relief was for a short period because the city has since witnessed multiple outbreaks of measles. So far the city has reported 68 outbreaks and 482 cases. Unfortunately, 16 kids have also lost their lives due to severe infection. To curb the spread of measles and protect children, the BMC has focused on vaccination. This is besides routine immunisation