Up to 40 per cent of cancer cases worldwide are preventable, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. In a joint news release issued from Geneva and Lyon ahead of World Cancer Day, the WHO said the conclusion is based on a new global analysis conducted by the WHO and its International Age
The United States will participate in a World Health Organisation meeting at the end of the month to determine the composition of upcoming influenza vaccines, the agency's official said at a press conference on Wednesday. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's director for epidemic and pandemic preparednes
The World Health Organization said on Friday that a woman had died in northern Bangladesh in January after contracting the deadly Nipah virus infection. The case in Bangladesh, where Nipah cases are reported almost every year, follows two Nipah virus cases identified in neighbouring India, which h
Bangladesh's flagship public telehealth service, Shastho Batayan 16263, which has served as a critical healthcare lifeline for millions, is facing an uncertain future due to prolonged funding delays and administrative bottlenecks, triggering concern among health experts, service providers and polic
Public health experts have suggested the upcoming elected government prioritise primary healthcare services and universal health coverage (UHC) as the health-sector reform commission formed by the interim government dissatisfied them. They made the suggestion at a policy dialogue titled "Priority
The lack of awareness and delayed diagnosis are the biggest challenges for Bangladesh's fight against cancer, said Sakif Shamim, Managing Director of Labaid Cancer Hospital and Super Speciality Centre. According to him, many of the patients come to the hospital at a late stage of the disease becaus
Bangladesh earns about Tk 400 billion a year in revenue from the tobacco sector, but the wider costs linked to tobacco use amount to around Tk 870 billion annually, a senior health official has said. The estimate suggests a net annual loss of at least Tk 470 billion, with the economic burden runni
The government has initiated a comprehensive performance audit for the "Responsive COVID-19 Vaccine for Recovery Project" under the Asia Pacific Access Facility (APVAX). This audit, scheduled for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, will assess the efficiency and compliance of vaccine-related recovery opera
India is monitoring Nipah virus infections, with two reported from its eastern state of West Bengal since December, the health ministry said, as some Southeast Asia nations step up scrutiny of air travellers. Tuesday's confirmation came a day after Thailand said it had tightened airport screening
Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal, as several Asian countries tightened health screenings and airport surveillance for travelers arriving from India. India's Health Ministry said Tuesday that two N
