The government has decided to expand all Upazila health complexes from 50 beds to 101-bed hospitals as a part of nationwide overhaul of rural healthcare. The decision was announced in a memorandum signed by Jalal Uddin Mohammad Rumi, director (administration) of the Directorate General of Health S
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says that seven more children with measles symptoms have died in a 24-hour count. Another 66 people have been diagnosed with measles across the country. Sunday’s regular DGHS bulletin on the highly-infectious disease says that 91 people have
Another three children with measles symptoms have died in the last 25 hours across the country. During this period, another 117 people have been diagnosed with the disease, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in its regular bulletin on Saturday, bdnews24.com reports. The
A surge in suspected measles-like infections has been recorded in Sherpur, with hospital admissions continuing to climb. The district health authorities are tracking the situation as fresh cases emerge across multiple Upazilas. On Friday morning, Civil Surgeon Dr Md Shahin said eight new patients
A pre-monsoon survey conducted by the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has identified 63 of its 75 wards as having Aedes mosquito densities above the acceptable threshold, while 27 wards have been classified as highly vulnerable to dengue outbreaks. DSCC Administrator Md Abdus Salam revealed th
Unsafe food causes an estimated 1.5 million deaths worldwide every year, with young children bearing a disproportionate share of the burden, according to new findings released by the World Health Organization (WHO) ahead of World Food Safety Day next week. The report, published on Wednesday, found
Four more children have died from measles and measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till 8:00am on Thursday, taking the total death toll to 605 since March 15, 2026. Of the new deaths, one was confirmed as measles-related while three were classified as suspected, according to the Dir
The death toll from confirmed and suspected measles cases in Bangladesh has climbed past 600 after seven more children died over the past 24 hours. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the figures in its regular measles bulletin on Wednesday, revealing that the total number
Uganda has confirmed six more new cases of Ebola, bringing the total confirmed in the country so far to 15, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said in a statement on its X account that the six were confirmed among contacts of other confirmed cases. It said to
The health ministry says private hospitals and clinics will bear 80 percent of dengue treatment costs, while services at public hospitals will remain free. The announcement comes amid renewed preparations for dengue prevention measures. On Tuesday, after a meeting at the Secretariat on dengue pre
