Health

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain has said a nationwide special measles vaccination campaign is set to begin toward the end of this month. The government has already ensured an adequate supply of vaccines. The first phase of measles vaccination has already been completed in all districts of the country except the hill districts of Rangamati and ...

Members of parliament from across political parties on Saturday expressed strong commitment to becoming members of a proposed parliamentary caucus on disability rights, marking a significant step toward strengthening parliamentary leadership on disability inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities in Bangladesh. The commitment came during a high-level Consultation on the Formation of a Parliamentary Caucus on Disability Rights, ...

Cancer patients from Bangladesh along with their family members are sleeping in the open air near Thakurpukur Cancer Hospital in Kolkata due to the lack of affordable hotels. Some people are sleeping under plastic sheets or using blankets, whereas others are sleeping near their baggage and medicines. They are also suffering from rain, mosquitoes, no toilets, noise pollution and dust ...

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has launched a dedicated bus service on four routes to facilitate commuting for doctors, nurses and other employees of Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital. The service was initially launched with three double-decker buses. DMCH Director Brigadier General Md Asaduzzaman inaugurated the service at the hospital’s Garden Gate on Tuesday afternoon. At the inauguration ceremony, the ...

United Healthcare, located at United City on Madani Avenue, has successfully performed Bangladesh’s first-ever robotic surgeries, marking a historic milestone in the country’s healthcare sector. Two robotic surgeries were successfully conducted on August 31, introducing advanced AI-driven robotic surgical technology to Bangladesh. A press conference was held at the hospital on September 1 to commemorate the landmark achievement. The two ...

Seriously ill children are being denied the chance to die at home because the NHS in many parts of England is flouting its legal duty to provide the care needed to make that happen, critics say. The widespread failure to provide at-home end-of-life care is forcing children who want to die at home to instead do so in hospital. Campaigners ...

Six more people died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,231 new cases were reported, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the new cases, 1,159 people developed measles symptoms, while 72 were confirmed to have contracted the disease, the DGHS said in its regular measles situation report on Tuesday. Since March ...

  Six more children died with measles-like symptoms across the country and 1,162 new suspected cases were reported in the past 24 hours, the country’s health authorities said on Monday. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin, 94 cases of measles were confirmed between 8am Sunday and 8am Monday, with no confirmed deaths during the same period. ...

Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain (Bakul) made a surprise inspection visit to Charbhadrasan Upazila Health Complex in Faridpur. During the visit, he inquired about overall hospital activities and interacted with patients while touring various wards. The Health Minister arrived at the health complex around 8:30 AM on Sunday (August 30). He stayed at the facility for nearly two hours ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Sakhawat Hossain Bakul on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction over the unhygienic conditions at Habiganj Sadar Hospital during a surprise inspection. The minister visited the hospital at around 12:30 PM and inspected its medicine store, pharmacy, paediatric ward, emergency unit, pathology department and kitchen. He also expressed dissatisfaction after finding no pharmacist on duty at the ...