Health

Bangladeshi urologists showcased the country’s latest advances in urology treatment, research and modern surgical techniques at the 13th Golden Bridge International Urology Conference held in Lijiang, China’s Yunnan province. Prominent […]

Prime Minister’s Political Adviser and Dhaka-8 MP Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed visited Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Monday afternoon for the first time since being appointed chairman of its […]

Eight people died of dengue and 1,733 new patients were hospitalised across Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Monday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The […]

Another woman has died after contracting measles in the United States. The 40-year-old woman died in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, marking the third measles-related death in the country this year from […]

Eight more people died with measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths linked to confirmed measles and suspected cases to 1,030 this […]

The government has administered measles-rubella vaccines to 1,97,71,720 children across Bangladesh over the past five months, exceeding the initial target by around 10 percent. The nationwide vaccination drive was launched […]

Six people died of dengue and 1,561 new patients were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Sunday. With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll […]

Three children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours to 8am on Sunday, raising Bangladesh’s combined confirmed and suspected measles-related death toll to 1,022 this year. The Directorate General […]

The government is moving to expand dialysis services for kidney patients to all districts and upazilas across Bangladesh, with 5,000 nurses and medical technologists being trained for the service. The […]

The Bangladesh Army provided free medical services to 861 people in Khagrachhari as part of a humanitarian initiative for residents of remote and hilly areas. The daylong programme was held […]