Health
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HPV vaccination campaign begins Thursday to prevent cervical cancer
Oct 22, 2024With the exception of Dhaka, seven divisions will start vaccinating young girls against the human papillomavirus (HPV) on Thursday in an effort to prevent cervical cancer. Dr. Mohammad Shahriar Sajjad, Deputy Director of Expanded Programme on... -
BRAC Healthcare is now open in Siddheswari
Oct 20, 2024In Siddheswari, BRAC Healthcare Limited, a division of BRAC Enterprises, opened its third medical facility. Dedicated to providing warm, kind care that is comparable to that of a close family member, BRAC Healthcare opened its first... -
IAS calls for global access as Gilead announces lenacapavir licensing
Oct 4, 2024IAS – the International AIDS Society – applauds moves by Gilead Sciences to make generic injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention widely available, but cautions that the current agreements still leave out millions around the world. Gilead... -
More foreign eye doctors to come for treatment of July-movement injured
Oct 3, 2024Many international ophthalmology teams will travel to Bangladesh to treat individuals who suffered eye injuries during the July movement. Professor Nazmul Hossain, the Director General of DGHS, made this statement at a roundtable discussion in the... -
Three dengue patients die, 1,022 hospitalized in last 24 hrs
Oct 3, 2024In the last 24 hours up until this morning, 1,022 dengue patients were admitted to various hospitals across the nation, and three of those patients passed away. A press release from the Directorate General of Health... -
Dr Tahmeed Ahmed recognised as Goalkeepers Champion by the Gates Foundation
Oct 3, 2024Dr. Tahmeed Ahmed, Executive Director of icddr,b, has been named a Goalkeepers Champion for 2024 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In particular, his work on microbiome-directed ready-to-use therapeutic food (MD-RUTF) has proven critical in... -
Australia sees a rapid rise in mpox cases in the past three months
Sep 27, 2024Australia has seen a rapid rise in mpox cases in the past three months, with one health expert concerned that low vaccination rates could be driving a spike outside cities. So far this year, 737 cases... -
World better positioned against mpox than for Covid: vaccine alliance
Sep 20, 2024The Gavi vaccination alliance claims that the world is now in a far better placed to combat the mpox epidemic that is currently raging in Africa thanks to the lessons gained from the Covid pandemic. Gavi... -
WHO warns of antivenom shortages amid snake bite scourge
Sep 19, 2024The WHO issued a warning on Tuesday about how floods brought on by climate change is making snake bites—which kill tens of thousands of people annually—worse in certain countries where access to antivenoms is limited. Up... -
One-third of mpox cases in Burundi among school-age children – UNICEF
Sep 19, 2024School-age children between 5 and 19 years old now account for 33 per cent of mpox cases in Burundi, presenting a new challenge as families prepare for the upcoming school year. “The rising number of mpox...
