Health

Another 6 lakh vaccines made by Sinofarma, a gift from China, have arrived in Dhaka. The vaccine arrived in Dhaka on Sunday (June 13) after 5 pm on two Air Force planes. Earlier on Saturday (June...

Italy will complete the vaccination of 80 percent of the country’s population by next September in response to the Corona epidemic. The local media quoted the country’s emergency commissioner, General Francisco Figueroa, as saying in a...

Yesterday, from a post-budget (online) press conference organized jointly by Bangladesh Health Watch and Unnayan Shamannay discussants emphasized on restructuring the health sector to ensure comprehensive and effective response to the ongoing Pandemic. Former Governor of...

Chinese Embassy here today confirmed Beijing will send the second consignment of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines as part of gifts to Bangladesh by June 13. “600,000 vaccines as gifts by the Chinese government are ready for delivery...

The United States announced Friday more than $266 million in additional humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, intended mainly for its Covid-19 response, as foreign troops continue their withdrawal from the country. “As the United States withdraws military...

UNICEF’s global procurement and supply operations grew by 17 per cent in 2020 to reach a record US$4.468 billion, underscoring the organization’s role in supporting governments’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Global demand for medical supplies...

President Joe Biden outlined his plan Thursday for the first of 80 million coronavirus vaccine doses that the US will distribute globally before July, with 75 percent of shots disbursed via the Covax program. In a...

UNICEF continues its emergency support to India’s COVID-19 pandemic response by providing additional lifesaving supplies. The first nine of 26 oxygen plants are being installed, and over 4,500 oxygen concentrators and 200 RT-PCR testing machines have...

Coronavirus testing in Germany has led to allegations of corruption and embezzlement. However, the country’s health minister Yen Span is trying to distance himself from these allegations. To avoid accusations, SPAN has announced that it will...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the emergency use of the Synovac vaccine as China’s second covid vaccine. The BBC reported this in a report on Tuesday (June 1) night. The World Health Organization says...