Health

The government has approved the procurement of vaccines worth Tk412.71 crore through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to support Bangladesh’s Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) during the 2025–26 fiscal year. The approval was granted by the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) at a meeting chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Wednesday (10 June) at the ...

Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday said confirmed Ebola deaths had climbed to 101 and that the presence of armed groups was continuing to hinder the response in the hardest-hit province. The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola was announced on May 15, though officials have since said it went undetected for weeks, leaving health authorities behind the curve ...

While television viewers in the United States routinely see advertisements for prescription medicines detailing both benefits and side effects, such direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising remains largely prohibited in Bangladesh. Industry insiders and public health experts are increasingly questioning whether the ban truly protects public health or instead deprives patients of vital information while encouraging unethical marketing practices. An investigation has found ...

Eight more children died in the past 24 hours till Monday morning—seven from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case. In addition, Bangladesh reported 1,092 new suspected measles cases and 93 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 ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain today said Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical sector is steadily strengthening its position in the global market, with locally produced medicines now being exported to more than 140 countries. “The export of medicines to over 140 countries reflects a significant advancement in the country’s healthcare and pharmaceutical capabilities,” he told journalists in the ministry’s ...

Patients across Bangladesh are being driven into financial distress amid growing allegations of collusion between doctors, diagnostic centres and pharmaceutical company representatives, with many being prescribed unnecessary medicines, medical tests and even caesarean operations for commission-based incentives. Investigations conducted in several districts revealed that government directives aimed at curbing the influence of medical representatives (MRs) in hospitals are being widely ...

NHS hospitals are using a new way of diagnosing bladder cancer that is faster, more accurate and more convenient for patients than the existing test. Doctors said the Galeas bladder test was a major breakthrough because it involved a urine test taken at home rather than an invasive procedure done at hospital which was uncomfortable for patients. Growing numbers of ...

Intern doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) have joined an indefinite work strike from Sunday morning in solidarity with a nationwide movement led by the Bangladesh Combined Intern Doctors’ Unity Council, pressing a six-point set of demands. The decision came after the DMCH Intern Doctors’ Society issued an emergency notice on Saturday night, declaring their participation in the ongoing ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has said legal action would be taken against Ad-din Hospital if its reply to a show-cause notice over the deaths of six newborns is not found satisfactory. He said this at a press conference at his official residence on Minto Road in the capital on Saturday. “The Ad-din Hospital authorities have ...

Bangladesh recorded 915 new suspected measles cases and three more deaths in the past 24 hours, the country’s health authorities said on Saturday. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin, 117 cases of measles were confirmed between 8am Friday and 8am Saturday, with no confirmed deaths during the same period. The DGHS said that since 15 March, ...