Health

After over three years of intense negotiations, countries have reached a landmark agreement at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters to enhance global preparedness for future pandemics. The accord aims to rectify the shortcomings exposed during...

On 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...

In 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...

A day after announcing a minor improvement in his condition, the Vatican said Thursday that Pope Francis “got up and had breakfast in his armchair” after spending another restful night in the hospital. After being hospitalized...

Following 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...

Despite 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...

Between November 2023 and October 2024, 1,438 new cases of AIDS have been reported in Bangladesh. In the same period, 195 people have died from AIDS. The first person in the country was diagnosed with HIV...

On 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...

Professor 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...

More than ten days after Spain’s worst floods in decades, communities are submerged in a sea of sludge and stagnant water, raising health concerns and a foul stench. “That’s the rotten meat,” said Toni Marco, pointing...