Health

Scientists at Oxford University are developing a new vaccine that could be ready for clinical trials within two to three months to help tackle the Ebola emergency. The outbreak, centred on the Democratic Republic of Congo, has resulted in 750 suspected cases and 177 deaths. The rare species of Ebola, known as Bundibugyo, for which there is no proven vaccine, ...

Bangladesh has highlighted its progress, opportunities and ongoing challenges in large-scale food fortification at a high-level international panel discussion held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The event was jointly organised by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and Helen Keller International, bringing together global stakeholders to discuss strategies for combating malnutrition through food fortification. Speaking at ...

Sleep is essential for good health. It helps the brain function clearly, stabilizes mood, and restores the body. Like proper nutrition and exercise, quality sleep keeps you energetic and focused. A full night of deep, uninterrupted sleep should leave you refreshed. But many people still feel tired despite getting enough hours of sleep. This ongoing exhaustion is often called sleep-related ...

Doses of the “most promising” potential vaccine against the Bundibugyo virus that is causing an Ebola outbreak in central Africa will not be available for six to nine months, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, as the number of suspected cases rose to 600. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the WHO, told a press briefing on the ...

UNICEF has said Bangladesh experienced a prolonged shortage of routine measles vaccines last year despite repeated warnings to the government. According to the UN agency, delays in vaccine supply aggravated the situation even though it had issued at least 10 alerts to the government since 2024. The information was shared at a press conference held at the UNICEF Bangladesh JPG ...

Eleven more children died in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning—nine from measles-related symptoms and two from confirmed measles cases. In addition, Bangladesh reported 1,264 new suspected measles cases and 73 confirmed infections in a 24-hour span, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin. The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number of confirmed ...

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 80 as authorities warned there was no vaccine for the strain in a crisis that the World Health Organization declared an international health emergency on Sunday. A total of 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever have been reported, the Africa Centres ...

World Health Organization member states gather for their annual meeting in Geneva Monday amid concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks and uncertainty over announced US and Argentinian withdrawals. While the rare hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that has gripped global attention is not officially on the agenda, it is expected to feature prominently in the discussions, as is ...

Bangladesh has been featured in a newly published report in recognition of its progress towards eliminating cervical cancer. The Commonwealth Secretariat unveiled the report titled “Compendium of Case Studies on Cervical Cancer Elimination” at the inaugural Commonwealth Health Coordination Forum 2026 held in Geneva. The report commended Bangladesh for launching a nationwide single-dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign aimed at ...

Measles cases are beginning to decline in 30 upazilas under 18 districts identified as hotspots due to the government’s accelerated drive to contain the spread of measles infection. In most of these upazilas, the daily number of measles cases has dropped to below double digits, relevant sources said. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), measles infections among ...