Three more children died with symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday, taking Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 683. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified the latest deaths as suspected
Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain on Wednesday said the government currently has no new project or plan to improve services at grassroots healthcare facilities. “Existing services are being provided uninterruptedly and new initiatives may be undertaken in the future based on necessi
Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain has informed Parliament that around 167,000 new cancer cases are detected annually in Bangladesh, while over 100,000 people die from cancer-related causes each year. Responding to a question from BNP MP of reserved woman seat Sanjida Yasmeen, the min
The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is steadily increasing in Bangladesh, with antibiotic-resistant microbes emerging as a growing public health concern, Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain told Parliament on Wednesday. Responding to a tabled starred question from BNP lawmaker
The health directorate has summoned the authorities of a private hospital in Dhaka’s Shyamoli over the death of a child allegedly due to oxygen line leakage. Confirming the development on Wednesday, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Director Abu Hussain Md Moinul Ahsan said they
BEACON Bangladesh delivered medical equipment to the Pediatric Division of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) to support the treatment of children during the measles outbreak. The delivery is part of the organisation's Emergency Healthcare Response initiative. The donation includes 16 sets
Bangladesh has recorded three more child deaths linked to measles in a single day, with 126 new cases confirmed in the same period. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) regular bulletin on measles said on Tuesday that 93 people have died of confirmed cases of measles across the countr
The first meeting of the newly-formed Coordination Committee on Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) was held on Monday with a decision to develop cost-effective intervention and implementation monitoring frameworks. The high-level meeting, chaired by the Cabinet Secretary Na
A nationwide Vitamin A supplementation campaign has been scheduled to begin on Jun 28, with more than 23.5 million children aged between 6 and 59 months expected to receive capsules. Dr Md Yunus Ali, director of the Institute of Public Health Nutrition (IPHN), said the campaign will be inaugurated
Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Health Affairs Ziauddin Hyder on Sunday said the government will recruit 100,000 new health workers and 25,000 midwives over the next three to four years to take healthcare services to people’s doorsteps. He made the announcement at a press briefin
