Health

With the onset of the monsoon season, the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes has increased at an alarming rate in Rajshahi city, raising fears of a severe dengue outbreak if immediate […]

Seven more children died with measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,031 children were newly reported with confirmed or suspected measles infections, according to the Directorate […]

At first glance, it appears harmless. Standing two to three feet tall, with lush green leaves and clusters of tiny white flowers, the plant closely resembles coriander. But beneath its […]

Professor Abdullah H Baqui, one of Bangladesh’s leading public health researchers, has earned international recognition for pioneering community-based approaches that have transformed maternal and newborn healthcare in low-resource settings around […]

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Abdus Salam has warned that the current contractor-led household waste collection system will be scrapped if operators fail to comply with regulations. He made […]

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Friday reported 139 new confirmed measles cases and 968 suspected cases across the country during the 24-hour period ending at 8:00am on […]

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued a five-point directive to ensure the regular presence of doctors at private hospitals and clinics and improve the quality of healthcare […]

The official death toll in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds more than 400, according to official figures released on Thursday. The highly contagious disease […]

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain Bakul has expressed optimism that the Super Specialised Hospital under Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) will become fully operational within the next […]

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General on Thursday highlighted the world’s most pressing public health challenges, announcing the end of the global hantavirus outbreak while warning that Ebola continues to spread […]