Health

For kidney patients in Bangladesh, regular dialysis has become a lifelong struggle for survival, with one woman undergoing the treatment for 17 years and two men continuing for nearly two decades. Their experiences highlight both the possibility of long-term survival on dialysis and the limited access to kidney care in the country. Mariam Akter Lipi, 35-year-old Touhidul Alam and Aftab ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain on Sunday urged doctors, particularly female physicians, to take breast cancer awareness campaigns to rural communities, saying seminars alone will not adequately benefit disadvantaged women. “If you spend at least three days a year in villages or talk to women wherever you are, I think you can make a significant contribution ...

Bangladesh needs $1.4 billion to implement its “Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP)” for 2026-2031 and address the health risks of climate change, according to a study by BRAC University’s Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER). The study outlines potential funding sources, including domestic public financing, investments from other sectors, development partner programmes and international climate finance, to support ...

Crammed with beds and stretchers, the dilapidated Al Jumhuri hospital in Yemen’s besieged city of Taiz is running so low on fuel and medicine that it may have to close, officials warn. With pro-Iran Houthi fighters surrounding Taiz and blocking all supplies, the facility is symptomatic of a collapsing health system in Yemen’s third-largest city, they say. At Al-Thawra General ...

The government plans to introduce affordable, AI-assisted screening for breast and cervical cancer at the upazila level as part of efforts to expand access to primary healthcare across Bangladesh. Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain announced the initiative on Thursday at a workshop at the International Mother Language Institute in Dhaka. The minister said the government was ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Sakhawat Hossain has said doctors’ talent, skills, patriotism and dedication to serving people are a source of national pride. He made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the Hematology Society of Bangladesh’s seventh annual conference, ‘Hematocon 2026’, at Shaheed Abu Sayeed International Convention Centre in Dhaka on Wednesday (October 14). The minister said ...

Countries should consider routinely vaccinating girls aged four to eight against human papillomavirus (HPV) if doing so would help expand coverage, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) vaccine experts have recommended. Anthony Scott, chair of the WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE), made the recommendation on Tuesday (October 13) noting that around 165 countries have already introduced HPV ...

The government plans to expand community-based mental health services to 500 upazilas, starting with a pilot project in 20 upazilas, to make care more accessible to people across the country, State Minister for Health Dr MA Muhit has said. He made the announcement at a seminar marking World Mental Health Day at the Bangla Academy on Tuesday. The seminar, titled ...

Nine more people died of dengue and 1,954 were admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Tuesday, taking the total number of infections this year to 103,396. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed the figures in a press release on Tuesday, October 13. Of the nine deaths, three were reported in areas under Dhaka South ...

Gillian Maegan Montalbo had only a few pimples on her forehead and nose during her teenage years. But after entering the workforce, her acne returned and became more severe. Breakouts on her cheeks and chin made the Philippines-based marketer and content creator feel uncomfortable making eye contact with her bosses. “It really took a toll on my self-esteem and my ...