Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen has sought support from the Oxford Vaccine Group at the University of Oxford to establish a vaccine centre in Bangladesh.
Despite a record-breaking outbreak last year, with more than 1,705 deaths, the authorities concerned are yet to establish a comprehensive surveillance system to track and control the Aedes mosquitoes, the carrier of the deadly dengue virus.
The major hospitals in Pirojpur and Patuakhali districts are finding it difficult to cope with the onrush of patients amid the sweltering heat since mid-April.
Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till yesterday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 27 this year.
Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till this morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 27 this year
Bangladesh reported 17 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till this morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19 death and 33 fresh cases in 24 hours till this morning
One more dengue patient died while 16 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
One dengue patient died while 16 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
The World Health Organization yesterday voiced alarm at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000 cases reported worldwide last year -- a 79-percent increase from 2022.
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A three-member team from Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research yesterday started investigating the deaths of two sisters in Rajshahi, who died in a span of four days reportedly after contracting an “unidentified” virus.
A three-member team of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) today started investigating the deaths of two children who died of an unidentified disease in Rajshahi recently
Bangladesh reported 53 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till this morning
Bangladesh reported 43 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till this morning
For a second consecutive day, Bangladesh witnessed another Covid-19 death in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.