Health

The president of the World Health Organization is anticipated to announce on Saturday whether the organization has decided to label the outbreak as a global health emergency, the highest alarm it can issue in response to...

Dr. Khursheduzzaman Mishri Mia Welfare Trust has provided treatment services for various eye diseases including free operations to about 4,000 underprivileged patients of Jamalpur’s Islampur sub-district. Of these, 378 patients had cataract operations and 34 had...

In Ghana, the deadly Marburg virus was discovered for the first time. Two of the victims have since passed away. According to the nation’s Ministry of Health, bats are how the virus gets into people. Later,...

A university-based training program called “Open to Health (O2H) – Health Crises Resilience Certificate” provides executive training in health governance and crisis resilience. Its objective is to aid in enhancing and strengthening global, regional, national, and...

Bangavax, a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Globe Biotech Limited, has been given the go-ahead to start phase one of its clinical trials by the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA). On Sunday, UNB received confirmation from...

The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded in official data published by WHO and UNICEF. The percentage of children who received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus...

On July 19, the nation will observe the day-long COVID-19 booster dose campaign in an effort to speed up the immunization campaign against the fatal virus outbreak. “The people aged 18 and above will be eligible...

India has announced free booster Covid vaccine doses for all adults for 75 days starting this week. A federal minister said the time period was to mark the 75th anniversary of the country’s independence on 15...

South Korea reported over 400,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, a new high, as the country continues to relax restrictions despite the Omicron-fueled outbreak. According to health officials, 400,741 cases were reported, the largest daily total...

Japan is set to announce on Wednesday the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures as a wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant continues to ebb. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...