Health

Medicines can stop pain, fight cancer and save lives but are worthless if they get lost in the mail, spoil in a hot warehouse or are stuck on a ship. This is where pharmaceutical logistics comes in — a fast-growing sector in a world where key supply chains have been shaken by war, pandemic and trade chaos. One of its ...

A musical exploring the global threat of antibiotic resistance has made its London premiere, featuring a chorus of 60 NHS healthcare workers. Lifeline follows the story of Sir Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington in 1928, weaving his historical journey with a contemporary narrative centred on a junior doctor in Edinburgh. The production aims to ...

A special measles-rubella vaccination campaign has been launched in 30 selected upazilas across 18 districts in response to a rising measles outbreak in the country. Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain inaugurated the campaign at 9:00am on Sunday (5 April) in Nawabganj of Dhaka. The vaccine will be administered to children aged six months to under five ...

An eight-bed dedicated ward for measles patients has been opened at Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) following a recent rise in measles infections across the country. BMU Director (Hospital) Brig Gen Irteka Rahman said the ward has been set up on the second floor of Block C and may be expanded further depending on patient needs. A measles screening centre has ...

Three children died in Kushtia with symptoms of measles within 24 hours till Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as eight-month-old Ibrahim, son of Chanchal Hossain of Daulatpur upazila, Afran, son of Al Amin from Bhadalia village and five-month-old Aiza, daughter of Momin of Kushtia district town. Among the deceased, Ibrahim, died around 10:30 pm on Friday at Kushtia 250-bed ...

Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hussain on Thursday inaugurated a new outpatient treatment unit at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute constructed by country’s leading manufacturer and exporter of medicine Beximco Pharmaceuticals PLC. A brief ceremony was held on the hospital premises on this occasion, which was attended by the director general of health services Professor Dr Pravath Chandra Biswas, chairman ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain has described the recent measles outbreak as sudden and unforeseen, likening it to a lightning strike. Speaking after inaugurating a training programme on Thursday (2 April) at Dhaka Shishu Hospital on the use of Bubble CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) for treating pneumonia-induced respiratory distress, the health minister said, “The measles ...

The ongoing measles outbreak has killed 15 children so far this year, said Health Services Division Secretary Md Quamruzzaman Chowdhury on Wednesday. The outbreak is spreading fast, straining existing health infrastructure, with Rajshahi the worst hit, the secretary said at a press conference held at the Bangladesh Secretariat. After testing 33 samples at WHO-backed laboratories, 15 fatalities were found to ...

The government will launch an emergency measles vaccination campaign for children from Sunday amid a sudden surge in cases across the country. Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain made the announcement at a press briefing at the Secretariat on Wednesday. He said children aged between six months and 10 years will be included in the campaign. “As ...

Amid the ongoing crisis of measles outbreak in the country, the government is taking measures to contain the situation swiftly, claimed the health officials. Bangladesh is witnessing a concerning rise in measles cases in several regions, with health authorities warning that the situation is evolving into a broader outbreak. The recent increase in suspected and confirmed cases, along with reported ...