A new outpatient treatment unit was inaugurated at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute in the capital on Thursday. Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain inaugurated the unit, which was constructed by the country’s leading pharmaceutical manufacturer and exporter, B
The Infectious Diseases Hospital in Mohakhali is struggling to cope with a sudden influx of measles patients, leaving wards overcrowded and forcing families to seek treatment on balcony floors and even in front of elevator doors. During a visit to the 100-bed facility on Friday, nearly 150 patient
A total of 168 measles patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The DGHS said in a press release that between 8:00am Thursday and 8:00am Friday, 1,177 suspected measles cases were reported nationwid
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is going to establish 170 city health centres in the metropolitan areas of Dhaka and Chattogram within the next three years to address serious health-service deficiency in urban areas. The Health Services Division under the Ministry of Health and F
Seven more people have died in the past 24 hours after contracting measles or showing its symptoms, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Of them, one died from confirmed measles infection, while six others died with symptoms of the disease, the health directorate said in its bu
Ten more people have died of suspected measles in the country in the last 24 hours, according to the control centre of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In a press release today, it said that in the last 24 hours, 1,248 new suspected measles patients have been identified across th
Health Minister Sardar Sakhawat Husain Bakul has blamed the ‘mismanagement and failures’ by both the Awami League government and interim administration for the surge in measles cases. On Monday, he said the last special measles-rubella vaccination campaign was held in December 2020, mo
Five more people died of suspected measles cases in the 24 hours till 8 am on Monday morning, taking the total death toll to 118, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During this period, 1,282 suspected measles cases were reported in the country, said DGHS. Besides, 180
A significant gap remains in sustainable financing despite the alarming rise of hypertension and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Bangladesh, speakers said at a webinar. Ensuring adequate budget allocation in the upcoming 2026-27 national budget is crucial to combat NCDs, particular
More than 1.2 million children aged between 6 months and 5 years will receive measles-rubella vaccines in 30 Upazilas in the first phase of a vaccine drive, UNICEF has said. The government began administering the vaccines on Sunday in these Upazilas across 18 high-risk districts. The emergency ca
