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US sends experimental antibody, antiviral drug to Uganda for Ebola outbreak

The United States sent Gilead Sciences' remdesivir and Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc's experimental Ebola antibody drug MBP134 to Uganda last week to help safeguard healthcare workers responding to an outbreak that has infected 60 people and killed 44, U.S. government sources told Reuters. Read More...

World Sight Day Today #LoveYourEyes

Shakespeare said, “Eyes are the window to your soul”. With lights passing through touching our cornea we see the beauty and the wonders of our nature, watch the setting sun, experience the glory of the world. With eyes we not only see, we feel. When words fail, eyes speak. Our vision is our most important sense as it drives our perception. This resembles that eyes are the most important and delicate organ of our body and therefore, it becomes imperative to protect our eyes and ensure their healthy functioning. Read More...

635 more hospitalized with Dengue, 1 die

Another dengue patient died in the last 24 hours in the country. Besides, 635 patients were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases keep rising, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). So far this year, the number of dengue deaths has reached 56. Read More...

Covid 19: 5 death, 614 new cases in 24 hours

Bangladesh reported five deaths and 614 cases from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours till 8am Tuesday. The positivity rate was recorded at 12.73% during the same period as 4,831 samples were tested across the country. Read More...

Private medical facilities ordered to display license info

In an order issued on Thursday, the health directorate warned that punitive measures will be taken against those who fail to comply with the directive Read More...

32 crore 31 lakh corona vaccinations arrived in the country: Health Minister.

Health Minister Zahid Malek said that so far more than 32 crore 31 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine have been imported and booster doses have been given to more than 4 crore people in the country. Read More...


32 crore 31 lakh corona vaccinations arrived in the country: Health Minister

Health Minister Zahid Malek said that so far more than 32 crore 31 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine have been imported and booster doses have been given to more than 4 crore people in the country. Read More...

Children of 12 city corporations will be vaccinated in the first phase

Vaccination program for 5-11-year-old children will be started from August 25 to prevent the spread of coronavirus across the country. In the first phase, vaccination program will be conducted in 12 city corporations of the country. However, tomorrow (August 11) the vaccination program for children will be held on an experimental basis. Read More...

WHO triggers highest alert on monkeypox

The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak, which has affected nearly 17,000 people in 74 countries, to be a global health emergency -- the highest alarm it can sound. Read More...

US expects monkeypox cases to continue climbing through August

US federal health officials warned the number of monkeypox cases in the country will continue to climb through at least August. As of Friday, a total of 1,814 confirmed monkeypox cases have been reported in the country, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read More...

Covid: 5 deaths, 1007 new cases recorded in 24 hrs

The Bangladesh government reported 1,007 more Coronavirus cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of infections increased to 19,95,440 and the fatalities stood at 29,230. Read More...

Bangladesh logs 6 more Covid deaths & 1,324 new cases in 24hrs

Bangladesh reported 6 deaths and 1,324 new cases from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours till 8am Thursday. The positivity rate was recorded at 11.89% during the same period after testing 11,131 samples across the country. Read More...

51 dengue patients hospitalised in 24hrs

Fifty-one patient have been hospitalized with dengue in the last 24 hours till Wednesday. Among them, 39 patients were hospitalized in Dhaka while the remaining 12 patients in other districts. Read More...

Covid-19: 7 deaths 1,998 new cases in last 24 hours

Bangladesh recorded 12 deaths and 1,998 new cases in the last 24 hours till 8am Tuesday. The positivity rate was reported at 16.74% during the same period. Read More...

46 hospitalized with dengue

Forty-six new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Tuesday morning as cases are rising in Bangladesh. Among them, 43 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka while the remaining three patients in other districts, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Read More...

Dengue: 31 cases reported in Dhaka in 24 hrs, 5 in other districts

Thirty-six new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Monday morning as cases are rising in Bangladesh. Among them, 31 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka while the remaining 5 patients in other places, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Read More...