Kathmandu, Feb. 24 -- Along with Kathmandu, 19 districts throughout the country witnessed measles outbreaks in 2023.

One child died and over 1300 got infected from the deadly virus across the country.

Most of the districts which witnessed the measles outbreak had earlier been declared fully immunised, according to officials.

"We used to think that people residing in remote villages have been deprived of many things including basic health care and also from access to childhood vaccines," said Keshav Raj Pandit, director at the National Health Education Information and Communication Centre.

"But the reality is exactly the opposite, when it comes to vaccination. Coverage rates of routine immunisation are higher in remote villages than in...