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...
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Ascent Health, Uttara Club sign memo
A memorandum of understanding has recently been signed between Ascent Health Limited and Uttara Club Limited in Dhaka.
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...
Inhabitants face healthcare crisis, lone pharmacist serves 70,000 people
Despite being home to nearly 70,000 people, Char Asariadaha union located across the River Padma at Godagari upazila in Rajshahi has a state-run healthcare centre, but there are no doctors, nurses and medicine available at the facility and...
China keen to invest in health sector
Several hospital authorities of China at an event in Dhaka on Friday expressed their interest to establish multiple permanent hospitals in Bangladesh as part of a broader initiative to launch a new era of integrated, high-tech and sustainable healthcare...
99 killed from malnutrition in Gaza this year: WHO
The World Health Organisation said Thursday that 99 people were now known to have died from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip so far this year, with the figure likely an underestimate...
Health ministry outlines 10 priorities for reform
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday said that they had set 10 issues in their priority list in the future reform agenda to improve healthcare and health education.
Less public financing, even lower use
PUBLIC health system stands at a crossroads. For a country that has made significant strides in maternal and child health and lowered infectious disease burdens, a deep contradiction now threatens to jeopardise further progress: the paradox of low public financing coupled with low budget utilisation. In plain terms, not only is Bangladesh spending too little on health...
Govt should act on commissions so far apparently left out
THE heads of five commissions on tasked with making recommendations for reforms in labour rights, women鈥檚 affairs, public health, local government and the media, set up on November 18, 2024, on August 3 urged the chief adviser to the interim government to take steps for the implementation of the recommendations of the commission and secure commitment from the...
Taskforce, health commission demanded
Health rights activists at a discussion on Sunday demanded a high-powered taskforce and an independent commission to implement the proposals of the Health Sector Reform Commission...
Health sector reforms advice should not be left in lurch
PUBLIC health experts have put out a call in an open letter for the chief adviser to the interim government, seeking early action for the implementation of the recommendations of the reforms commission on the health sector. What is special about the event is that the experts who have put out the call were mostly members of the reforms commission, which the interim...
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...
CA urged to take action to implement health sector reform proposals
Public health experts, mostly members of the health reform commission, in an open letter to the chief adviser on Saturday demanded immediate actions to implement reform proposals and to incorporate those into the 鈥楯uly Charter鈥�.
Walking 7,000 steps a day a huge boost to health: research
People who walk 7,000 steps a day have a dramatically lower risk of a broad range of serious health problems, the largest review of the evidence yet said Thursday.
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...
NCP slams health adviser
The National Citizen Party on Wednesday slammed health adviser Nurjahan Begum for her 鈥榠nactivity鈥� and demanded her resignation, mentioning that she is 鈥榓 glaring example of Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 favouritism鈥�...
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...
Gambia announces mpox outbreak
The Gambia reported an outbreak of mpox on Tuesday with detection of a single case, as several nearby countries have recorded recent increases in infections...
Trump pulls US from WHO pandemic reforms
President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration said Friday the United States was rejecting changes agreed last year for the World Health Organization on its pandemic response, saying they violated the country鈥檚 sovereignty...
Advancing sexual, reproductive health rights
SEXUAL and reproductive health and rights lie at the foundation of bodily freedom, gender justice and fair development. They are not limited to medical access but stretch into the right to decide 鈥� freely and safely 鈥� about one鈥檚 body, one鈥檚 relationships and one鈥檚 future. For Bangladesh, which has made remarkable socio-economic progress in recent decades, ensuring...
Silent mental health crisis among young men
IN THE long corridors of Bangladesh鈥檚 educational institutions 鈥� be it a public school in Barishal, a madrasa in Sylhet, or an elite English-medium school in Dhaka 鈥� there鈥檚 a silence louder than the morning assembly bell. It鈥檚 the silence of boys not crying, not speaking, not asking for help. The silence of boys being boys鈥攕toic, invulnerable, 鈥榮trong.鈥� And buried...
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...
Future of personalised medicine
IT IS time to embrace a new era of medical science in which treatments are not based on a 鈥榦ne-size-fits-all鈥� approach but are tailored to a person鈥檚 genetic makeup. Personalised medicine, based on pharmacogenomics, the study of the effect of genes on drug response, has the potential to transform health care in Bangladesh. The use of personalised medicine...
WHO sends regional director for South-East Asia Saima Wazed on indefinite leave
The World Health Organization has placed its regional director for the South East Asia Regional Office, Saima Wazed Putul, on leave for an indefinite period from Friday...
US health secy sued over Covid vaccine change
Several leading medical groups filed suit against US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Monday, accusing him of endangering public health with new Covid-19 vaccine recommendations...
Engagement of youths in policymaking underscored
Public health experts, development activists and journalists, among other speakers, at a roundtable on Tuesday emphasised youth engagement in policymaking to promote their effective empowerment and ensure the country鈥檚 sustainable development...
BAD provides treatment to 1,000 people in Khulna鈥檚 remote areas
The Bangladesh Academy of Dermatology has conducted three health camps, observing the World Skin Health Day 2025, on three islands of Dacope in Khulna...
New public health emergency
CLIMATE change in Bangladesh is no longer a distant environmental threat; it is unfolding as a public health crisis. The signs are unmistakable. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, recurrent floods, saltwater intrusion and worsening air pollution are already placing considerable strain on an overburdened healthcare system. These environmental pressures are not...
DNCC to operate urban healthcare service
The Dhaka North City Corporation has taken the responsibility for operating urban healthcare services with an aim to make the primary healthcare more affordable and ensure better quality for its residents...