Health

The World Health Organization issued an alert on Monday warning drugmakers of five contaminated batches of propylene glycol, an ingredient used in medicinal syrups, that appear to have been falsely labelled as manufactured by Dow Chemical DOW.N units in Asia and Europe. The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) issued three alerts between January and March over high levels of ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen on Monday urged all keep their houses clean and directed the authorities concerned to work in a coordinated way to prevent dengue. “We have directed the hospital authorities to take measures as the physicians are well aware of dengue treatment. This year there will be no saline crisis as we have ...

Six divisions including Dhaka have been experiencing mild to moderate heat wave and it may continue for next five days commencing Monday, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department. County’s highest temperature was recorded in Rangamati at 40 degree Celsius on Sunday. “Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, Sylhet divisions and Rangpur  and  Nilphamari districts and ...

Bangladesh reported nine more COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,049,728, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,493 as no new fatalities were reported during this period. The daily case test positivity rate was ...

There will be no shortage of saline in government hospitals this year in the treatment of dengue patients, said Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen. He said the government has taken effective steps in fighting against dengue and a meeting in this regard has already been held by the health department. The minister told this to media on Saturday after ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen today made a surprise visit to the city hospitals to ensure health services during the Eid vacation. He visited the city’s Mugda Medical College Hospital, Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn & Plastic Surgery. The health minister went round the emergency departments, Coronary Care Units (CCU), ...

Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at risk, the UN warned Thursday, calling for action to protect vulnerable people from the soaring temperatures. Global monitors have warned that 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, marked by climate extremes and rising greenhouse gas emissions. The UNICEF data showed over ...

Faced with sky-high inflation, low salaries and an overstretched healthcare system, doctors and nurses are leaving Nigeria in their thousands every year for better opportunities abroad. Between 15,000 and 16,000 doctors have departed in the past five years, according to Nigeria’s Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate. Today, Africa’s most populous country has just 55,000 doctors for a population of 220 ...

Twelve more COVID-19 cases were reported across the country during the last 24 hours as of Monday morning. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), a total of 286 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 4.2 percent. The country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,493 as no further death was reported during the ...

Just a single, unguarded glance at a solar eclipse can result in a lifetime of vision loss, eye health experts warn. On Monday, tens of millions of spectators across Mexico, the United States and Canada will witness the Moon completely obscure the Sun’s light, a rare celestial spectacle that won’t be visible for most of North America again until 2044. ...