Health

One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 8 this year. The death has been reported in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DNCC), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During the period, 40 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, ...

Bangladesh Health Watch (BHW) unveiled its ninth biennial report titled “State of Professional Public Health Education in Bangladesh” at a program held at BRAC Tower in the capital on Friday. The event, attended by distinguished guests, explored the current challenges and opportunities in professional public health education across the country. The program commenced with a welcome address by Dr. Ahmed ...

Bangladesh has confirmed the first death from the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The victim was 30-year-old Sanjida Akter. She died around 6PM on Wednesday at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Mohakhali in the capital. Ariful Bashar, the hospital supervisor, confirmed the news to media on Thursday morning. Sanjida also had some other health complications, including obesity and kidney issues, he added.

The World Health Organization said Wednesday an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania. “We are aware of 9 cases so far, including 8 people who have died,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. “We would expect further cases in coming days as disease surveillance improves.” Like Ebola, ...

Patients are dying in corridors and pregnant women are miscarrying in side rooms as overwhelmed hospitals struggle to cope, nurses say. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said evidence provided by more than 5,000 of its members across the UK this winter also showed cupboards, car parks, bathrooms and nursing stations were being turned into makeshift areas for patients. Nurses ...

Shahedara Begum, a consultant pediatric ophthalmologist and strabismus surgeon of Bangladesh Eye Hospital, has been arrested in a case filed on charge of mistakenly operating the wrong eye of an 18-month-old child. Police arrested her from her Elephant Road residence around 2AM on Thursday, said Dhanmondi Police Station OC Ali Ahmed Masud. Shahedara Begum was sent to court after showing ...

Papaya is a versatile fruit consumed both ripe and raw. However, ripe papaya offers a variety of health benefits that many people may not be aware of. According to nutritionists and diet consultants, ripe papaya is rich in dietary fibre, vitamins A, C, E, and K, as well as minerals like magnesium, potassium, and calcium. Additionally, it contains beneficial antioxidants, ...

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) today issued health guideline for all airlines and relevant airport stakeholders to take precautionary actions related to HMPV (Human Meta Pneumo Virus). HSIA executive director Group Captain Kamrul Islam issued the order in accordance with recent instructions from the Health Directorate’s Disease Control department, reports BSS. The special directive reassured that there is no immediate ...

The Department of Environment (DoE) has advised the residents of the capital and surrounding areas to wear face masks while outdoors, as the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) has deteriorated to a “very unhealthy” level. “Wearing a face mask outdoors is mandatory,” said a DoE press release issued on Monday. The advisory follows a sharp decline in air quality, with ...

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said Sunday, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic. HMPV, which belongs to the same family as the respiratory syncytial virus, causes flu or cold-like symptoms including fever, cough and nasal congestion. The symptoms often clear up by themselves, though they ...