Health

Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed 5,000 cases, with health officials warning that the virus is spreading at an unusually fast pace and putting pressure on response efforts in one of the country’s most remote areas. Data from Congo’s Health Ministry showed that 5,021 cases had been recorded as of Sunday, including 2,378 deaths. The outbreak is unfolding amid insecurity, displacement ...

The measles situation in Sylhet remains concerning as another child died while undergoing treatment with measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours. During the same period, 108 people with suspected measles were admitted to hospitals across the division. The number of deaths among patients with measles symptoms in Sylhet division has now reached 139 since January 1. The information was ...

Advanced eye care services will be introduced at the upazila level, with separate outpatient and inpatient departments and operating theatres planned at 151-bed hospitals being constructed in every upazila, Health State Minister Dr MA Muhit said on Tuesday. He made the remarks as the chief guest at the formal launch of the World Health Organization’s ‘SPECS 2030’ initiative at the ...

Seven more people died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours, with five of the casualties reported from the Dhaka division alone. During the same period, 1,031 new patients exhibited measles symptoms, while 80 individuals tested positive for the disease, according to the daily measles situation update released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) ...

From biscuits with tea to chanachur at the office, instant noodles for a quick meal and packaged snacks for children, ultra-processed foods have become a routine part of diets in Bangladesh. Now, a large US study has added to growing evidence that higher consumption of such foods is associated with a greater risk of death from any cause, even after ...

State Minister for Health Dr MA Muhit has said ensuring good governance in the health sector is the government’s main goal, with efforts underway to improve healthcare services at the grassroots level. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists after inspecting the Health Management Institute and the 50-bed Savar Upazila Health Complex on Saturday afternoon. The state minister said ...

Two children died with measles-like symptoms in Sylhet division in the 24 hours until Friday morning, raising the combined measles and suspected measles-related death toll in the division to 133 this year. The two children, aged 17 months and six months, died while undergoing treatment at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, according to a report from the Office of ...

Bangladesh recorded five more deaths with measles symptoms and 951 new suspected cases in the past 24 hours, the country’s health authorities said on Thursday. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin, 74 cases of measles were confirmed between 8am Wednesday and 8am Thursday, with no confirmed deaths during the same period. The DGHS said that since ...

Prime Minister’s Special Assistant for Health Affairs S M Ziauddin Hyder has said the government is trying to revamp the health sector and is working towards that goal. “The government has already increased the budget for the health sector. The health sector was politicised over the past 17 years. As a result, the sector is in an imbalanced state. We ...

A three-month nationwide healthcare campaign titled “Health Express” has been launched to expand access to advanced ultrasound technology and raise awareness among clinicians in underserved tier 3 and tier 4 cities in Bangladesh with limited healthcare infrastructure and technologies. The campaign, launched by Wipro GE Healthcare, will begin in Bogura as its first destination and travel across more than 20 ...