Health

Serious negligence has been identified in the deaths of six newborns at the post‑operative ward of Ad‑Din Medical College Hospital in Dhaka’s Moghbazar, according to Zahid Raihan, Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). While speaking to the reporters on Friday morning, he said the investigation uncovered several irregularities, including structural flaws in the ward. The ...

Snoring is often dismissed as a harmless habit, or blamed on sleeping position, weight, or nasal congestion. But emerging research suggests there may be a less obvious contributor quietly influencing night-time breathing: low vitamin D levels. Vitamin D is best known for its role in bone health, but its influence extends far beyond that. It plays a crucial part in ...

The government has formed a three-member investigation committee following the deaths of six newborns at Ad-din Medical College Hospital in the capital’s Moghbazar area. The committee has been instructed to submit its report within three days. The information was disclosed on Wednesday (28 May) by Prof Dr Prabhat Chandra Biswas after visiting the hospital. Prof Dr Prabhat Chandra Biswas said ...

Public health experts have advised parents to avoid unnecessary travel and crowded places with children during Eid holidays amid concerns over a possible rise in measles infections due to increased movement and public gatherings. They also recommended avoiding travel by crowded public transports such as buses and launches with children during Eid journeys and urged families to use private vehicles ...

The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda was outpacing response efforts, giving the latest number of suspected deaths as 220. Addressing an online meeting of the African Union about the outbreak, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a delay in detecting Ebola cases meant responders ...

Three more children died in Sylhet showing symptoms of measles in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll in the division to 55. Of the deceased, one was from Doarabazar in Sunamganj (14 months old), one from Sylhet Sadar (8 months old) and one from Moulvibazar Sadar (4 months old). One of the children died at Dr Shahid Shamsuddin ...

Sixteen more children died with symptoms of measles in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning. In addition, the country reported 1,306 new suspected measles cases and 128 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 confirmed measles cases has stood ...

The severe measles outbreak in the country is rapidly turning into a major public health crisis. Alongside the rising number of infections, child deaths are also increasing at an alarming rate. According to the latest data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 11 more children died from measles and measles-related symptoms in the last 24 hours. Among them, ...

Scientists at Oxford University are developing a new vaccine that could be ready for clinical trials within two to three months to help tackle the Ebola emergency. The outbreak, centred on the Democratic Republic of Congo, has resulted in 750 suspected cases and 177 deaths. The rare species of Ebola, known as Bundibugyo, for which there is no proven vaccine, ...

Bangladesh has highlighted its progress, opportunities and ongoing challenges in large-scale food fortification at a high-level international panel discussion held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The event was jointly organised by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and Helen Keller International, bringing together global stakeholders to discuss strategies for combating malnutrition through food fortification. Speaking at ...