Health alert
Pneumonia, associated symptoms: 89 children die in 17 days at Shishu Hospital
With a cannula in her right hand, three-and-half-year-old Madeya Momtaz was receiving treatment while lying on a bed in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital.
Dengue Fever: 1 dead, 201 hospitalised
One more dengue patient died while 201 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.
Dengue claims 2 more lives
Two more dengue patients died and 14 were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.
Dengue claims 8 lives in a day
Eight dengue patients died, while 765 were admitted to hospitals across the country yesterday.
‘Pink eye’ prevalence in the port city
There has been a sudden increase in conjunctivitis (inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye) patients in Chattogram city for over two weeks.
The dangerous rise of dengue
Twenty-four dengue patients have died so far in the country, of whom, 21 died in the last eight months.
Dengue cases double between July, Aug
August witnessed 3,551 dengue cases, more than double the number recorded in July. This indicates that the dengue situation is further deteriorating.
Still no robust policy to control Aedes mosquitoes
Three years have passed since the country witnessed over one lakh dengue patients in a year.
Another 75 hospitalised with dengue
At least 75 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday.
81 new dengue cases reported in a single day
As the number of dengue patients keep increasing, authorities reported 81 new cases in the 24 hours til yesterday morning.
Dengue cases cross 1,000 mark in country
With at least 63 people with dengue fever being admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours till 8am yesterday, the number of dengue cases has passed the 1,000 mark this year.
48 dengue cases reported in 24hrs
Amid a rise in the number of dengue patients, authorities reported 48 more new cases in 24 hours until yesterday morning.
‘Mosquitoes know no borders’
LGRD Minister Md Tazul Islam yesterday urged ministries, other government and private organisations to take effective measures to control Aedes mosquitoes.
Another 70 dengue cases reported
At least 70 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours till 8am yesterday.
48 new dengue cases reported
Bangladesh reported 48 more dengue cases in 24 hours until yesterday morning.
36 more dengue cases reported in 24 hrs
Officials reported 36 new cases of dengue in the 24 hours until yesterday morning as concerns mount over the spread of the mosquito-borne disease during the monsoon.
World family doctor day and us
Every year, World Family Doctor Day is significantly observed globally on May 19. However, since the concept of family doctors still remains quite vague in our country, this day goes by without much notice. In 2010, The World Organisation of Family Doctors – WONCA decided to recognise May 19 as the World Family Doctor.
Air pollution killing thousands of children globally
Every day around 93% of the world's children under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk.