Health
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US reports first bird flu case detected in pig
Oct 31, 2024A pig on a small, non-commercial farm in Oregon has tested positive for the H5N1 avian flu virus. This is the first case of its kind in the United States. The infected pig, along with four... -
Auspicious start of 9th National Youth Family Planning Conference in Bangladesh
Oct 29, 2024The Bangladesh 9th National Youth Conference on Family Planning has officially commenced in Dhaka. This conference focuses on fostering agreement and facilitating discussions among stakeholders to address and find effective solutions to challenges faced by adolescents... -
WHO hopes to resume Gaza polio vaccinations next week
Oct 25, 2024After Israeli shelling stopped the polio vaccination campaign, the World Health Organisation said on Friday that it wanted to start giving children in northern Gaza a second dosage of the vaccine next week.Following the confirmation of... -
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...
