Directorate General of Health Services

DSCC accuses DGHS of providing incorrect dengue data, demands transparency

The letter further states that the corporation intensifies mosquito abatement programme within 300 yards of any patient's house based on the information provided by the DGHS control room. Also, the…

Abdullahil Kafi June 5, 2024

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Dengue situation is likely to worsen this year

Mirzadi Sabrina said in her paper that the health department has already taken several initiatives to deal with the dengue situation. These steps include increasing surveillance, building capacity of health…

Abdullahil Kafi March 20, 2024

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42% teacher vacancy crisis in medical colleges: impact on students and healthcare

Cox's Bazar Medical College does not have any hospital of its own. Students have to go to District Sadar Hospital twice a day for clinical classes in the morning and…

Abdullahil Kafi February 21, 2024

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WHO’s 50-year journey: Impact on the health sector of Bangladesh

MD Abul Foyez, former director general of the Directorate General of Health Services and former dean of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, affiliated with WHO in 1981. He has so far…

Abdullahil Kafi December 21, 2023

Work Boycott: If teachers boycott the class then who will teach?

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Dengue: Don’t blame people, take responsibility for your failure

From the beginning of the year, entomologists had warned that the dengue outbreak was going to be serious this year. Pre-monsoon surveys by DGHS revealed prevalence of Aedes mosquito in…

Abdullahil Kafi November 2, 2023

Dengue fever: 10 more dead, 2,764 hospitalized

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Dengue: 17 more deaths on Monday

Abdullahil Kafi October 23, 2023

20 more people died due to dengue, 1889 new cases in 24 hours

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Dengue: Average 12 deaths per day in October

Historical data shows that dengue deaths usually decline in October, but this time the scenario is quite different and there is no sign of relief.A total of 49,584 dengue patients…

Abdullahil Kafi October 22, 2023

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20 more people died due to dengue, 1889 new cases in 24 hours

Abdullahil Kafi October 21, 2023

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Eight more people died due to dengue, 2,350 people hospitalized

Additionally, according to the Health Directorate, a total of 2,350 people – 504 in Dhaka and 1,905 in the districts – have been hospitalized due to mosquito-borne viral fever during…

Abdullahil Kafi October 19, 2023

Dengue: Highest number of deaths in a span of two weeks in September

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Dengue: Twelve more dead, 2475 hospitalized

Twelve more people died due to dengue in the last 24 hours till 8 am on Monday, taking the death toll this year to 1,181.Moreover, according to the Directorate General…

Abdullahil Kafi October 16, 2023

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Dengue deaths are continuously increasing in Bangladesh

Additionally, a total of 2,555 people suffering from mosquito-borne viral fever have been hospitalized during this period, according to the Directorate General of Health (DGHS).Nine of the new deaths were…

Abdullahil Kafi October 10, 2023