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Govt urged to ensure health coverage of all

Development activists on Sunday urged the government to sketch a roadmap to achieve the World Health Organisation’s universal health coverage by 2032 for attaining the United Nations’ sponsored Sustainable Development Goals...

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Bangladesh reports one more dengue death in 24hrs

At least one more person died of dengue at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the past 24 hours till Friday morning, taking the official death toll to 33 across the country since January this year...

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Two new varieties of Wilson’s disease identified

The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University published the results of research on genetic changes in Wilson’s patients and its neurological symptoms at a programme at Shaheed Dr Milton Hall of the university on Tuesday...

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AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine as demand slumps

Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Wednesday said that it was withdrawing Covid vaccine Vaxzevria, one of the first produced in the deadly pandemic, citing ‘commercial reasons’ following a slump in demand.....

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Three die of dengue at DMCH

At least three people died of dengue in the country’s biggest health facility, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, in the past 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the death from dengue infection to 27 across the country so far this year...

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AstraZeneca admits Covid vaccine can cause rare side effect

AstraZeneca has admitted for the first time in court documents that its Covid vaccine can cause a rare side effect, in an apparent about-turn that could pave the way for a multi-million pound legal payout, reports The Telegraph.....