One dengue patient dies, 619 hospitalised in 24hrs
The Directorate General of Health Services on Saturday reported that one more dengue patient died and 619 were admitted to hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours...
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Health sector warrants urgent, comprehensive overhaul
THE overall state of healthcare in Bangladesh remains a matter of grave concern. With nearly 180 million people living within a landmass of just 147,570 square kilometres, Bangladesh is among the most densely populated nations in the world. Yet, more than two-thirds of its population, around 120 million people, have little or no access to standard health services...
Sonali Life, MILVIK sign deal for digital health services
Sonali Life Insurance Company Limited, one of the leading 4th generation life insurance companies in Bangladesh, has entered into a strategic agreement with MILVIK Bangladesh, a renowned digital telemedicine service provider...
Rural health services聽in Bangladesh in shambles
Rural health services in Bangladesh are reeling from an acute shortage of doctors and essential facilities, leaving patients without timely treatment and forcing them to travel long distances or rely on costly private care.
DSCC, DNM sign memo for midwifery-led sexual, reproductive health services
Dhaka South City Corporation and the Directorate of Nursing and Midwifery at a programme on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to ensure the implementation of midwifery-led sexual and reproductive health services in specific urban health centres of the DSCC...
One dies of Covid-19 in 24 hours
The Directorate General of Health Services confirmed one death and no new Covid-19 infections in the country over a 24-hour period from 8:00am Saturday to 8:00am Sunday...
Awareness creation should go with typhoid vaccine campaign
THE government has set an ambitious target of administering typhoid vaccines to 50 million children and adolescents, aged between nine months and 15 years, under an Expanded Programme on Immunisation campaign that would begin on October 12. But the response to the campaign has so far been reserved. The Directorate General of Health Services says that..
356 more dengue cases reported in 24hrs
Three hundred and fifty-six more new dengue cases were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning, bringing the total number of cases to 27, 471 this year...
202 more dengue cases reported in 24hrs
The Directorate General of Health Services on Saturday said that 202 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in the past 24 hours...
134 more dengue cases reported in 24 hours
One hundred and thirty-four more new dengue cases were reported in the 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the number of confirmed cases to 25,710 this year...
Aedes larvae found in 57pc of houses in Rajshahi city: DGHS
The Directorate General of Health Services has detected the larvae of the Aedes mosquito, the vector for several diseases including dengue fever and chikungunya, in 57.33 per cent of houses in Rajshahi city...
Two new Covid cases reported in 24hrs
The Directorate General of Health Services on Saturday confirmed two new Covid cases in the country over a 24-hour period from 8:00am on Friday to 8:00am Saturday...
4 more die of dengue, 319 hospitalised across Bangladesh in 24 hours
At least four more people died of dengue and 319 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning...
2 new Covid cases reported in 24 hours
The Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday confirmed two new Covid cases in the country over a 24-hour period from till 8:00am on Wednesday...
Dengue menace largely and deplorably left unattended
AN INCREASE in dengue incidence, both in and outside Dhaka, raises grave concern, calling for early and effective intervention. At least four died of dengue while at least 319 others were admitted to hospital on July 22, Directorate General of Health Services data show. With this, at least 27 died in the first 22 days of July, the highest monthly death toll so far this year. In total...
One dies of Covid in 24hrs
The Directorate General of Health Services confirmed one death in the country over a 24-hour period from 8:00am Saturday to 8:00am Sunday...
19 more Covid cases reported
Bangladesh reported 19 more Covid-19 cases across the country in the past 24 hours till 8:00am on Thursday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
248 more dengue patients hospitalised
At least 248 patients with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours till Thursday morning...
244 dengue patient hospitalised in 24hrs
At least 244 patients with dengue were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning...
One more dies of dengue
At least one more dengue patient died and 249 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours till Sunday morning...
108 more dengue cases reported
One hundred and eight new dengue cases were reported across the country in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of confirmed cases to 5,411 since the beginning of 2025, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
288 dengue cases recorded in 24 hours
Two hundred and eighty eight new dengue cases were reported across the country in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of confirmed cases to 5,303 since the beginning of this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
Govt issues 11-point directives to prevent spread of Covid-19
The Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday issued an 11-point directive, including the avoidance of public gatherings, for people amid a rise in infections caused by new omicron sub-variants of the Covid virus in Bangladesh and a surge in Covid infections in neighbouring India...
22 new dengue cases reported in 24hrs
At least 22 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in the past 24 hours till Saturday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
Ex-DGHS driver Malek, wife jailed in graft case
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced Abdul Malek, formerly a driver of the Directorate General of Health Services, to five-year imprisonment and his wife Nargis Begum to three-year in jail for amassing illegal wealth...
Health services almost absent in jails
Health services are almost absent in the jails across the country as only two doctors are posted against 141 vacant posts to attend 70,000 inmates in the 69 jails.
HEALTH SECTOR REFORM: People for fixed charges for health service: BBS survey
More than 90 per cent of people in the country thinks that the government must contain the 鈥榚xtremely high鈥� expenses for affording medicines, diagnostics, surgery and doctor鈥檚 fee by setting limits on their prices, according to the public opinion survey on health sector reform 2025...
Intern doctors submit memo to DGHS, continue strike聽
A group of intern doctors and students from both government and private medical colleges submitted their demands to the Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday, calling for the use of the title 鈥榙octor鈥� to be reserved exclusive for those holding a bachelor of medicine and bachelor of聽 surgery (MBBS) degree and a bachelor of dental surgery (BDS) degree...
Death toll from dengue surpasses 500: DGCH
This year鈥檚 death toll from the mosquito-borne disease dengue surged past 500 on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
Dengue death toll nears 500 this year
At least six more people died of dengue and 882 affected were hospitalised in the past 24 hours till 8:00am on Sunday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services press release...
