Spain's military was deployed on Monday to contain an African swine fever outbreak near Barcelona which officials suspect may have been triggered by a wild boar eating contaminated food such as a sandwich, sparking a chain of events now disrupting the country's multibillion-euro pork export industr
Bangladesh has successfully vaccinated over 42.5 million children in the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) Campaign 2025, achieving more than 97% coverage nationwide, UNICEF notified on Thursday. Rana Flowers, UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh, called the achievement a national breakthrough and sa
The government is set to strengthen reproductive health and family planning services across the country with the introduction of a major new initiative titled "Climate Responsive Reproductive Health and Population Services Improvement and System Strengthening Project for Result." The project
Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 396 this year. The recent fatalities occurred in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Mymensi
With the advent of winter, noted physician Abdul Kadir urged the parents to remain in high alert about seasonal diarrhoea. He advised avoiding outside food to protect their children from diarrhoea during the winter as the prevalence of various viruses and bacteria increases during this season, rep
Public health experts have called for an urgent nationwide push to tackle the alarming rise in hypertension, which has emerged as the leading disease burden in Bangladesh, according to the newly released Health and Morbidity Status Survey (HMSS) 2025. The survey reveals that hypertension tops the
Ireland won the toss and opted to bat first in the second T20I against Bangladesh at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium on Saturday. Ireland made a single change from the opening match, bringing in Ben Calitz in place of Curtis Campher. Bangladesh came up with a reshuffle of
The US Food and Drug Administration said in an internal memo that at least 10 children had likely died "because of" COVID-19 vaccinations, citing myocarditis, or heart inflammation, as a possible cause, the New York Times reported on Friday. The Department of Health and Human Services, which inclu
The country’s first specialised dental Unit designed exclusively for children with special needs has begun its journey in Dhaka, marking a historic milestone in inclusive healthcare. The health facility was inaugurated at the faith Bangladesh’s Lalmatia campus at a ceremony attended by
Novo Nordisk said an older version of its weight-loss drug semaglutide failed to meet its main goal in late-stage trials testing whether the medicine can slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients. The results is a blow to hopes that Alzheimer’s could open a major new market for GL
