Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
Accessibility of healthcare in Bangladesh
What should be the government’s main role in health service delivery?
OSD 'overdose' is hurting rural patients
Amid crippling doctor crisis, can our health system afford so many OSDs?
Dengue situation shows why our health sector needs an overhaul
The authorities should investigate and identify what has brought this sector to its knees.
Dengue test now at half price in govt hospitals
Patients from now on can get their dengue tests at Tk 50 instead of Tk 100 in all public hospitals across the country.
Dengue can be deadlier this year
Authorities must ramp up efforts to control it
Why are so many children drowning in Patuakhali?
Authorities must scale up drowning prevention programmes in the district and elsewhere
Spare a thought for patients with rare diseases
They are being undone by misdiagnosis, lack of awareness, and limited treatment options
Why is dengue being allowed to spread?
Authorities’ lack of action is as dangerous as the disease itself
Health services: Absent doctors a headache
A doctor of a government hospital in Gopalganj has been absent from work since March 16, 2020.
Dhaka at risk of major dengue outbreak
Dhaka is at risk of a major dengue outbreak this year compared to the last couple of years, as clear, stagnant water, the breeding ground for Aedes mosquitoes, at under-construction buildings is abundant this time around.
14 Covid-19 deaths, 481 cases recorded in 24 hours
Fourteen people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Covid-19: 14 die, 845 infected, 1,117 recover in 24 hours
Fourteen people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8 am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
DGHS says it is monitoring whether hospitals deny treatment to patients
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has submitted a compliance report to the High Court, saying it is monitoring whether hospitals across the country are refusing to provide treatment to any patient infected with Covid-19 or other ailments.
Provide coronavirus treatment to DBA members at 6 hospitals: DGHS
The Directorate General of Health Services has requested Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital and five other hospitals to take necessary measures to provide Covid-19 treatment to the members of Dhaka Bar Association (DBA) and their families.
733 ICU beds at govt hospitals: DGHS informs HC
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today informed the High Court that there are a total of 733 intensive care unit (ICU) beds at government hospitals across the country.
Chittagong University gets permission for Covid-19 tests
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) gives permission to Chittagong University (CU) for conducting coronavirus tests at its lab after the university made a request in this regard.
Contact control room if suspected Covid-19 patient comes: DGHS to hospitals
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) issues a statement asking all hospitals of the country to contact the Covid-19 control room if suspected coronavirus patients come seeking treatment.
DGHS makes mistake in briefing, apologises
Dr MD Habibur Rahman, director of Management Information System of DGHS, yesterday during a press briefing said that PM had directed to test at least 1000 samples -- two from each upazila -- from people with Covid-19 symptoms by today.
Coronavirus: DGHS divisional director and civil surgeons can take legal action
Divisional directors of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), district civil surgeons and upazila health and family planning officers can take legal actions through running mobile courts to tackle the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).