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
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain on Thursday said the incumbent government is fully prepared to prevent measles, with nationwide vaccination scheduled to begin from Sunday. He said this while talking to reporters after inaugurating a training programme on ‘the use
The government has decided to launch an emergency vaccination programme against measles across the country from Sunday next, prioritising vulnerable areas amid an escalating outbreak. Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain made the announcement at a press conference at the mi
The government will launch an emergency measles vaccination campaign for children aged between six months and 10 years from Sunday, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain said on Wednesday. The minister shared the information with reporters after a meeting at the Secretaria
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and icddr,b have agreed to work jointly to expand the use of "bubble CPAP" technology nationwide to prevent child deaths caused by measles and associated pneumonia. The decision was taken at a meeting held on Tuesday at the ministry, where Health and Famil
A 6-month-old child has died at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) while showing symptoms of measles. The infant, brought from Cox’s Bazar on Monday night, was under ICU care at CMCH but could not be saved, officials said on Tuesday. Brig Gen Taslim Uddin, director of the hospital,
At least seven children have died from measles across Barishal division between January and March this year, as infections surge. During the same period, 206 children were diagnosed with the highly contagious viral disease, while 77 are currently undergoing treatment at government hospitals in the
Advocate Zainul Abedin, MP for Barishal-3 and chairman of a special parliamentary committee, on Monday expressed hope that the Tobacco Control Ordinance, 2025, would be passed in the very first session of parliament. He made the remarks as chief guest at a discussion titled "The Importance and Nec
Health Minister Sardar Sakhawat Hossain Bakul says Tk 6.04 billion has been allocated to procure vaccines for six diseases, including measles, amid a surge in infections. Speaking at the Secretariat on Monday, he said the vaccines will be rolled out “as soon as they reach authorities”.
No measles vaccine had been provided in the country in the last eight years, which had culminated in the recent outbreak of the disease, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said on Sunday. The government had allocated Tk 6.04 billion to buy new measles vaccines considering the situation, he
