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15 lakh COVID jabs unused, set to expire in Bangladesh by August 6

Over 15 lakh doses of the Covid-19 vaccine that have remained unused since May will expire by August 6 as authorities have failed to administer the lifesaving vaccine amid people’s unwillingness to take the jab even though there is now a fresh rise in Covid-19 infections and deaths...

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Most public hospitals run out of anti-rabies vaccine

The Infectious Diseases Hospital at Mohakhali in the capital Dhaka, the top public hospital in Bangladesh for the treatment of infectious diseases, has run out of the anti-rabies vaccine, causing sufferings to the patients, who rush to the health facility from districts with animal bites after not getting treatment at the local level...

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World Health Day today

The World Health Day-2025 will be observed on Monday in the country as elsewhere in the world with the theme ‘Healthy beginning, hopeful futures’...

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Medical waste poses serious health risks

Medical waste generated in healthcare facilities poses serious health risks as many hospitals keep discharging untreated waste water into open water bodies and dumping solid wastes in nearby dustbins...