Health

Bangladesh has announced to contribute 50,000 US dollar to ‘Global Citizen’ fund for supporting development and deploy COVID-19 vaccines in an equitable manner as well as rebuild communities impacted by the pandemic in a fair and just way. “I am pleased to announce a contribution of USD 50,000 for supporting development and availability of safe and effective vaccine, more importantly ...

The Indian government on Saturday allowed the use of the steroid drug dexamethasone as an alternative to methylprednisolone to treat coronavirus patients with moderate and severe symptoms. The World Health Organization had called for a rapid increase in production of dexamethasone, after British clinical trials found it had life-saving potential for critically-ill coronavirus patients. The Union Health Ministry has put ...

Treatment facilities for drug addicts are not sufficient against their huge number in the country though the government has taken zero tolerance against drug abuse. Official data show only 199 beds in four drug addiction treatment centres are available for a total number of 7 million drug addicts in the country. The matter has come to the fore during the ...

Researchers in Brazil began administering an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University to volunteers, the Federal University of Sao Paulo said Wednesday. The vaccine, developed together with pharmaceuticals group AstraZeneca, is one of the most promising of the dozens that researchers worldwide are racing to test and bring to market. Known as ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, it is already being tested ...

The global fight against Covid-19 pandemic is intensifying with medical experts and drugmakers from across the world ramping up effort to arrive at the potential coronavirus vaccine and treatment. With nearly 10 million Covid-19 patients across the globe and over 4.8 coronavirus fatalities, the virus has almost the entire planet under its grip and the need for a Covid-19 antidote ...

A Chinese company claimed to make final stage of human trials of corona vaccine in third phase which is first of its kind in the world. Beijing-based China National Biotech Group (CNBG) will make the final trial of its vaccine in United Arab Emirates, according to official statement in WeChat. However the name of vaccine and time didn’t disclosed yet. ...

icddr,b’s globally recognised diagnostic centre at Mohakhali, Dhaka will offer SARS CoV-2 test to patients suspected of having COVID-19 starting from June 26. Initially, the patient will be required to book an appointment through online registration by visiting http://covid19test.icddrb.org and making a payment via debit/credit card or online/mobile banking system. The web application will be live from 6pm on Wednesday ...

Technological, technical and other necessary logistics support from China in the health sector have enhanced the capacity of Bangladesh in tackling the coronavirus situation here. Addressing a press briefing on Monday, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said China is working to develop coronavirus vaccine and the Chinese government has said Bangladesh will get priority in terms of cooperation and support if ...

China on Sunday said it launched a second phase human trial of a possible coronavirus vaccine aimed to fix the shot’s doses and evaluate further its effectiveness and safety. “An inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by the Institute of Medical Biology under the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences has entered phase-2 clinical trials in China,” the state-run Xinhua reported. The ...

Bangladesh Army is continuing its month-long special healthcare services for the pregnant women in various parts of the country marking the birth centenary celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. A total of 6,656 people received healthcare services from Bangladesh Army under their special programme till today while some 35 underwent novel coronavirus (COVID-19) test, said a ...