Health

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 ...

The government has started the process of recruiting 5,000 doctors to address manpower shortages in the health sector, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr MA Muhith said on Saturday (October 10). Speaking to journalists after a health workshop in Rajshahi, he said around 40 per cent of posts in the sector remained vacant, putting pressure on hospitals amid ...

A global outbreak of pneumonic plague is unlikely despite concerns over the death of a Russian laboratory technician, as modern antibiotics, rapid symptom onset and effective public health measures can help contain the disease, experts say. The 28-year-old technician, Darya Shipilova, reportedly died after developing pneumonia-like symptoms in Siberia’s Irkutsk region. However, the cause of her death has not been ...

Observing that most dengue deaths are linked to delayed diagnosis and hospitalisation, health experts have called for early testing, timely treatment and greater public awareness of the disease’s warning signs to help reduce fatalities from the mosquito-borne illness. They said many dengue patients who die in hospitals arrive at a late stage, leaving doctors with little time to provide effective ...

The INGO Forum on Eye Health in Bangladesh, in collaboration with the National Institute of Ophthalmology & Hospital (NIOH), commemorated World Sight Day 2026 on Thursday (October 8) under the global theme “Love Your Eyes”, calling for enhanced public-private collaboration to ensure affordable and quality eye care for all. The event was held at the Dr Durga P. Paudyal Conference ...

The government is bringing 17 new radiotherapy machines to expand and decentralise cancer treatment services across the country, health and family welfare minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said on Wednesday. Of the machines, six will be installed in Dhaka and 11 outside the capital, he said at a press briefing at secretariat in the capital. The initiative aims to allow ...