Health
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Dhaka Flow Youth Fest Kicks Off at NSU
Apr 14, 2025On Sunday, April 13, North South University (NSU) witnessed the powerful launch of the Dhaka Flow’s Second Annual Youth Festival 2025, a campus wellness movement that aims to transform how students approach mental, emotional, and physical... -
Australian PM vows extra $5.4 bn for healthcare
Feb 24, 2025In an appeal to voters ahead of the May 17 elections, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged Sunday to invest US$5.4 billion in the country’s healthcare system. According to surveys, voters’ top concern is the expense... -
Multiple disease outbreaks heighten public health emergencies for children across Eastern and Southern Africa
Feb 20, 2025Public health emergencies, including outbreaks of cholera, mpox and, more recently, viral haemorrhagic fevers, are posing significant threats to the safety and wellbeing of millions of children in Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF said today. The... -
Sierra Leone declares public health emergency over mpox
Jan 14, 2025Following the country’s second mpox case in less than four days, Sierra Leone proclaimed a state of emergency on Monday, according to health officials. According to authorities, neither patient had come into contact with any sick... -
NIOH appears blessings for eye patients despite bed crises
Jan 9, 2025Despite a bed shortage, the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital (NIOH) here offers state-of-the-art eye care, making it a blessing for underprivileged eye patients. Around 3,000 patients receive outside treatment every day at the eye... -
France detected its first case of a new mpox virus
Jan 8, 2025France has detected its first case of a new mpox virus, the health ministry said Monday, weeks after the World Health Organization maintained its highest alert level amid the epidemic. A case of the clade 1b... -
First human death in the United States linked to bird flu recorded
Jan 8, 2025Louisiana health authorities on Monday reported the first human death in the United States linked to bird flu, while noting the patient had underlying medical conditions and that general risks to the public remained “low.” The... -
Nigeria launched an emergency response centre after recording 190 deaths from Lassa fever
Dec 24, 2024Nigeria has launched an emergency response centre after recording 190 deaths from Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic illness, the country’s disease control agency said on Monday. The disease, mainly transmitted to humans via contact with food... -
WHO wants bird flu surveillance stepped up
Nov 29, 2024On Thursday, the World Health Organisation called on nations to increase bird flu surveillance following the discovery of the first case in a U.S. youngster. Maria Van Kerkhove, director of WHO’s epidemic and pandemic preparation and... -
Prof Yunus calls for redesigning global healthcare system
Nov 14, 2024Professor Muhammad Yunus, a 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner and chief adviser, today advocated for a rethink of the pharmaceutical industry and the global healthcare system. According to a message received in Dhaka, he made the...
