Health

At least 11 people died after developing measles symptoms, including one confirmed measles patient, in the 24 hours till Tuesday morning, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Dhaka division saw the most fatalities with six deaths. As a district, Dhaka also topped the list of fatalities over the 24-hour period. During 8am Monday-8am Tuesday, 1,236 people were diagnosed ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain has told the Parliament that a total of Tk4,394.08 crore has been spent so far on purchasing vaccines to protect the people of the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. He provided this information on Tuesday (7 April) in response to a starred question from treasury bench member Joynal Abedin (Feni-2) on ...

A deepening measles crisis has triggered widespread fear across Bangladesh, with 138 children reported dead and around 9,000 infected as of Sunday. The outbreak, now affecting 56 districts severely, has raised alarm among families as children continue to succumb to the disease amid an acute shortage of vaccines. Data and expert analysis suggest that the deaths are linked to systemic ...

Experts have identified a significant gap in sustainable financing despite the alarming rise of hypertension and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Bangladesh. At a webinar titled “Sustainable Financing for Hypertension Control: Bangladesh Perspective” held on Monday, the speakers stressed ensuring adequate budget allocation in the upcoming national budget for FY2026-27 to combat NCDs, particularly to ensure the availability of medicines ...

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today (6 April) reported the highest single-day hospital admissions for measles and suspected measles cases in the country, amid a growing nationwide outbreak. In the past 24 hours, a total of 1,462 patients, both confirmed and suspected, were admitted to hospitals, marking the highest daily figure so far. During the same period, seven ...

Medicines can stop pain, fight cancer and save lives but are worthless if they get lost in the mail, spoil in a hot warehouse or are stuck on a ship. This is where pharmaceutical logistics comes in — a fast-growing sector in a world where key supply chains have been shaken by war, pandemic and trade chaos. One of its ...

A musical exploring the global threat of antibiotic resistance has made its London premiere, featuring a chorus of 60 NHS healthcare workers. Lifeline follows the story of Sir Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington in 1928, weaving his historical journey with a contemporary narrative centred on a junior doctor in Edinburgh. The production aims to ...

A special measles-rubella vaccination campaign has been launched in 30 selected upazilas across 18 districts in response to a rising measles outbreak in the country. Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain inaugurated the campaign at 9:00am on Sunday (5 April) in Nawabganj of Dhaka. The vaccine will be administered to children aged six months to under five ...

An eight-bed dedicated ward for measles patients has been opened at Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) following a recent rise in measles infections across the country. BMU Director (Hospital) Brig Gen Irteka Rahman said the ward has been set up on the second floor of Block C and may be expanded further depending on patient needs. A measles screening centre has ...

Three children died in Kushtia with symptoms of measles within 24 hours till Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as eight-month-old Ibrahim, son of Chanchal Hossain of Daulatpur upazila, Afran, son of Al Amin from Bhadalia village and five-month-old Aiza, daughter of Momin of Kushtia district town. Among the deceased, Ibrahim, died around 10:30 pm on Friday at Kushtia 250-bed ...