Health

The government of Bangladesh aims at a “revolution” in the country’s health sector within this year, reaffirming its commitment to improving healthcare services. Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain said this on Saturday stressing the need for integrity in public service, saying every official must work honestly and that corruption and bribery would not be tolerated. The ...

Two more children died with measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 833 new confirmed and suspected measles cases were reported during the same period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The latest measles situation report, released by the DGHS on Saturday afternoon, covers the 24-hour period ending at 8:00 am on July 4. ...

Five children died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours till 8am on Friday morning, and no death from confirmed measles was reported over the same period, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest fatalities, the total death toll from measles and related symptoms has reached 729. During 8am Thursday-8am Friday, 1,107 people have been diagnosed ...

A total of 22,360,509 children have been administered Vitamin A capsules under the nationwide supplementation campaign held on June 28, achieving 98.67% of the revised target, according to the Institute of Public Health Nutrition (IPHN). Confirming the information on Thursday, IPHN Director Dr Mohammad Yunus Ali said the campaign initially targeted 23,514,972 children. However, based on updated data submitted by ...

Prime Minister’s wife and Vice President of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation (ZRF) Dr Zubaida Rahman on Wednesday called for establishing Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in every district and sadar hospitals across the country to bridge the gap between urban and rural healthcare. “While 68% to 70% of the population lives in rural areas, 80% to 90% of life-saving critical care ...

GENEVA, July 1, 2026 : The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatens tens of thousands of jobs and could cost Africa up to $3.6 billion, the United Nations warned. The UN Development Programme said the epidemic was “sparking a far-reaching socioeconomic crisis which could push 985,000 more people into poverty”. “The Ebola crisis also risks eliminating ...

The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Bangladesh, Abdulla Ali Khaseif Al-Hamoudi, paid a courtesy call on the Executive Director of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dr Tahmeed Ahmed, to discuss global health issues, humanitarian initiatives and cooperation in health research. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on a range of global health ...

Bangladesh recorded its highest single-day dengue death toll of the year as five people died from the mosquito-borne disease in the 24 hours between 8am yesterday and 8am today (29 June). During the same period, 124 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country. The information was disclosed in a press release issued today (29 June) by the ...

The National Vitamin ‘A’ Plus Campaign began simultaneously across the country today. The programme began at 8 am today and will continue at designated centres till 4 pm. Under this programme, the government has set a target of administering Vitamin ‘A’ capsules to about 2,40,36,022 children aged 6 months to 59 months. However, a child-to-child searching activity will be conducted ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister of Bangladesh, Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain, is set to inaugurate the first round of nationwide ‘Vitamin A Plus Campaign 2026’ on Sunday, June 27, 2026. The inauguration ceremony will be held at 10:00am at the Shaheed Abu Sayed International Convention Center in Shahbagh. According to the programme schedule released by the Ministry of Health and ...