Students are the inaugural part of a nation’s future and Bangladesh is no exception. While newer generations are much more informed than ever before, their mental and physical well-being has taken a back seat due to the country’s ill-equipped healthcare system, which often struggles to
Two US scientists, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of microRNA and its role in gene regulation, the award-giving body said on Monday. The Nobel assembly said in a statement that the laureates discovered the new class of tiny RNA m
Bangladesh has seen an uptick in dengue cases and fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the latter months of the year. In just one month, the pressure on hospitals has increased several times. Experts express concern that this wave of dengue may persist until December. An analysis of pati
Several foreign expert teams are coming to Bangladesh to treat those who have sustained eye injuries during the July movement that culminated in the fall of the previous government. Prof Nazmul Hossain, Director General of DGHS, disclosed the information at a national-level roundtable discussion t
At least 80 people died of dengue this September, making it by far the deadliest month this year in Bangladesh, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). On the last day of September, on Monday, the country reported five more deaths due to dengue in 24 hours, bringing the tot
Kayla Smith Owens, Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, August 17, 2024. REUTERS/Kent J Edwards Student Zoe Davis, 20, was just weeks into her junior year when she landed back in the hospital with severe sickle cell pain earlier this month. She is doing what she can to prevent the crippling attacks in her
Health and Family Welfare Adviser Noorjahan Begum has emphasised the urgent need to reform the healthcare sector, citing numerous ongoing challenges. Speaking during her visit to the Munseferchar Community Clinic in Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi district, she noted that with collective effort, impro
Two people have died of dengue while 854 more patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across the country in the past 24 hours. The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, said as many as 365 were hospitalised in Dhaka among the new dengue patients until Wedne
Japanese Ambassador to Dhaka IWAMA Kiminori on Wednesday handed over medical kits including Dengue kit and Cholera saline to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Stockpile Project supported by the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and the International Federation of Red
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative Ministry Affairs Adviser AF Hassan Ariff has said dengue outbreaks would be reduced if people become aware of the mosquito-borne disease from the very beginning of the dengue season. “Whenever outbreaks are on the rise, we become
