1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (593+ words) Thousands of kidney patients will have to wait longer for expanded and affordable dialysis services as a government project to set up dialysis facilities at 59 hospitals has been extended by another two and a half years. Originally scheduled for completion…...

9+ hour, 22+ min ago   (632+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the authorities concerned to ensure that doctors remain present at their workplaces amid allegations that many skip duty during office hours, depriving patients of essential healthcare services, health ministry officials said. The PM also…...

9+ hour, 14+ min ago   (142+ words) Six more patients died with symptoms consistent with measles in 24 hours until 8:00am today, bringing Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 803. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified the latest deaths as suspected measles fatalities....

21+ hour, 51+ min ago   (1098+ words) Measles continues to kill nearly four children and hospitalise more than 800 people every day, even as both the government’s response and public attention appear to have waned. In the 24 hours to 8:00am yesterday, the country recorded 1,218 hospitalisations, the highest since May…...

21+ hour, 40+ min ago   (269+ words) Sri Lanka’s public health services and hospitals are battling the worst outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue in nearly a decade, and turning to the island nation’s armed forces to help curb the spread of the disease. The efforts range from air…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (676+ words) Around one in every 13 Bangladeshi women experiences menopause before the age of 45, according to the largest multi-country study led by researchers at icddr,b. The study shows that Bangladesh recorded a prevalence of 7.5 percent, slightly above the overall low- and middle-income…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (209+ words) The Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR) of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS) and the Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen collaboration on…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (334+ words) The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS) director today called for declaring July 21 as “Burn Awareness Day” to commemorate the Milestone School and College tragedy and help prevent burn injuries through nationwide awareness campaigns. NIBPS Director Prof Mohammad…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (272+ words) India has approved its first dengue vaccine, authorising the use of Japanese drugmaker Takeda's Qdenga jab, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Dengue, which causes severe flu-like symptoms and debilitating body aches, has exploded globally, fuelled by rising temperatures and…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (470+ words) When a mother brings her child for vaccination, she rarely thinks about the science behind the vial of vaccine or the regulatory checks completed long before that moment. She trusts that the vaccine is safe and will protect her child....