The Prime Minister said, “The present government will not indulge in any form of extremism or radicalism under any circumstances. Although we, the ruling party and the opposition party, may differ on some matters in this Parliament, we have agreed together on many issues. I believe that the present government will not tolerate fundamentalism and […]
Bangladesh has reported one death and 113 new hospital admissions from dengue fever in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, Tuesday. With the latest death, the death toll from dengue this year has risen to seven, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). It said the new death was recorded in […]
“These include achieving World Health Organization Maturity Level 3 (ML-3) status, implementing the latest policy framework for biologics and aligning the pharmaceutical sector with global scientific developments. The Government and the Directorate General of Drug Administration will take into account international scientific advances and provide appropriate guidance to the domestic pharmaceutical industry.” Asked about the […]
Meanwhile, Chattogram City Corporation has set an ambitious but commendable target of cleaning the city within just 6 hours.According to statistics, around 900,000 animals are targeted to be sacrificed in Dhaka city alone, which may generate more than 40,000 tonnes of waste. If this huge amount of waste is not removed quickly, the rains during […]
Until now, it was generally believed that very young infants did not get measles. Babies are born with immunity inherited from their mother during pregnancy, and breastfeeding provides protection even after birth. However, following this outbreak, it has emerged that even newborn babies between the ages of 19 days and 24 days have been infected […]
Akalima Khatoon, who came from Satkhira, said in the workshop that due to lack of clean water, they are suffering from various diseases. According to the study, migrants are facing new types of environmental challenges in urban locations. Depending on the location, flooding during high tide or heavy rainfall and lack of drainage systems pose […]
Doctors’ organization DPPH has urged the government to declare the ongoing measles situation in the country an “epidemic” and take emergency measures. When the spread of a disease becomes unusual in terms of time, space and affected population, when infections and deaths increase, and when the health system can no longer cope, it constitutes a […]
Various documents, including the Health Sector Reform Commission report, estimate the population of Bangladesh at 180 million. Based on that, there are 7.2 physicians per 10,000 people in the country. There are 9.9 doctors per 10,000 people in India, 10.9 in Nepal, 11.4 in Sri Lanka, 12.8 in Pakistan and 23 in Maldives. Only Afghanistan […]