Health

Four children have died in the past 24 hours with symptoms resembling measles across the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The information was disclosed in a press release issued on Saturday. The DGHS said 72 new measles cases were detected in the last 24 hours, while 1,024 people were reported with measles-like symptoms. It added ...

The combined death toll from measles and related symptoms has reached 280 in one-and-a-half months with four new deaths due to measles symptoms reported in the 24 hours till Friday morning. No death from confirmed measles diagnosis was reported over the 24-hour period. Since the outbreak officially started on 15 March, 231 people have died from measles-like symptoms and 39 ...

More than 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to psychosocial risks at work, according to a report by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Factors such as long working hours, job insecurity, and workplace harassment are mainly associated with cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders, including suicide. The report, titled “The psychosocial working environment: Global developments and pathways for ...

Nine more children died from measles and related symptoms in the 24 hours till Tuesday morning, taking the total death toll past 270 since 15 March. During 8am Monday-8am Tuesday, three children died from confirmed measles infection and six others from suspected measles or measles symptoms, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Two more children died with measles-like symptoms in Sylhet on Sunday, raising the death toll to 10 in the region. A one-and-a-half-year-old child, Waziha, from Jagannathpur, died while undergoing treatment at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. Besides, an eight-month-old infant, Taha, from Golapganj, also passed away in the same unit. The hospital’s director, ...

Health is an amazing component of our life. When good, nothing is known about it. When bad, it hurts everywhere from body to mind. The tiny pimple that was once a beauty spot turns into a hurt. ‘Health is Wealth’ is a saying under which we grew up. One had to take care of this wealth through physical exertions such ...

Eight more children died in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning—seven from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case. In addition, Bangladesh recorded 1,421 new suspected measles cases and 143 confirmed cases in a 24-hour span, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) health bulletin. The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number ...

The World Health Organization announced on Friday that it had given prequalification approval to a malaria treatment for newborns and infants for the first time. Artemether-lumefantrine is the first antimalarial formulation designed specifically for the youngest victims of the mosquito-borne disease. “The prequalification designation indicates that the medicine meets international standards of quality, safety and efficacy,” the WHO said in ...

Motherhood begins with immense joy, but soon, physical and mental exhaustion step in. The body feels unfamiliar, and the mind rides an emotional roller coaster. In the middle of sleepless nights and feeding schedules, self-care quietly fades away. The “baby blues” often step in, leaving many mothers feeling fragile and overwhelmed. Yet, recovery is not a luxury but a necessity. ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Bangladesh as being at high risk for measles outbreaks following a sharp rise in infections and related fatalities across the country. In a comprehensive risk assessment report released on Thursday, the UN health agency expressed deep concern over the escalating health crisis and urged the government to implement immediate countermeasures to curb the ...