Health

At least one million women and girls have lost access to critical humanitarian assistance since January 2025 as unprecedented funding cuts push women’s organisations in crisis-hit countries to the brink […]

 Bangladesh has established South Asia’s largest medicinal plant database, surpassing previous regional records and marking a significant milestone in the country’s biomedical research and drug discovery efforts. Named the Bangladesh […]

Prime Minister’s Adviser and BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan has returned home after undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. The information was confirmed on Friday by BNP […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a rapidly worsening cholera outbreak in war-torn Sudan, where more than 100 people have died, raising fresh fears for millions already facing […]

Three more patients died from measles-like symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During the same period, 901 new […]

India has commercially launched ‘Awiqli’, a once-weekly insulin for adults with diabetes, offering patients an alternative to daily insulin injections. Developed by Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, the new insulin allows […]

Australia on Friday confirmed the first case of the deadly ​H5N1 bird flu virus in a native seabird, ‌marking a new phase in the disease’s spread after it landed on […]

The government is reviewing the possibility of expanding the ‘Alo Clinic’ model nationwide after evidence showed it has significantly improved access to quality primary healthcare for children, women and vulnerable […]

Indonesia’s flagship Free Nutritious Meals programme, launched by President Prabowo Subianto, is facing mounting criticism over allegations of corruption, waste and mismanagement, despite its goal of improving child nutrition and […]

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain on Thursday reaffirmed that ensuring primary healthcare for all citizens remains the government’s top priority, alongside efforts to deliver high-quality medical […]