Health

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 ...

Bangladesh is facing a shortage of six essential childhood vaccines, including those for measles, polio and tuberculosis, raising concerns over child immunisation across the country. Under the national immunisation programme, children from birth to 15 months receive nine types of vaccines to protect against 12 diseases. However, supplies of vaccines for measles-rubella, polio, tuberculosis, pneumonia, diphtheria-tetanus and hepatitis B have ...

Health experts have raised fresh concerns over a resurgence of measles in Bangladesh, warning that the highly contagious viral disease poses a serious risk, particularly to children. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects children. It is caused by the measles virus and spreads easily from person to person through respiratory droplets released when an infected individual ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain has said the government has allocated an additional amount of Tk604 crore for the procurement of vaccines to tackle the recent prevalence of measles. “No measles vaccination campaigns had been carried out by any government over the past eight years that contributed to the current surge in infections,” he said while ...

Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain has expressed fury on the director of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital following revelations that 33 infants died within an 11-day period due to the absence of a functioning Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Speaking at a Society of Surgeons of Bangladesh event held at Shahid Abu Sayed International Convention Centre on Saturday, the minister expressed ...