At least 13 more dengue patients have died and another 2,742 were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning. With the latest figure, a total of 340 dengue patients have died and 72225 were admitted to hospitals this year, according to the Directorate General of Health
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More children are contracting dengue
National plan needed to bring dengue under control: Experts
Health officials and experts have stressed coordinated efforts and a national plan to battle the current onslaught of dengue. Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) adviser and infectious disease expert Dr. Mostaq Hossain said it is not possible to control dengue without concerted efforts. "To eliminate the breeding ground of
DAM receives two awards for contribution to Drug Prevention and Treatment
Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) has received two awards for its outstanding contribution in drug prevention & treatment, a press release said on Monday. The awards were handed over 30 July 2023 at a ceremony held at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Auditorium on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and
Dengue patients overwhelm govt hospitals in Dhaka; Patients suffer amid bed, staff shortage
As the dengue cases surge, government hospitals in the capital are facing shortage of beds and staff to provide adequate care for patients. Visiting various hospitals in the city, the UNB correspondent found that hospitals including Mugda Medical College Hospital, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, Matuail Institute
Gene therapy eye drops restored a boy’s sight This treatment could help millions
Dr Alfonso Sabater pulled up two photos of Antonio Vento Carvajal's eyes. One showed cloudy scars covering both eyeballs. The other, taken after months of gene therapy given through eyedrops, revealed no scarring on either eye. Antonio, who's been legally blind for much of his 14 years, can see again. The teen
Sweden about to become the first smoke-free country in Europe
Sweden is set to become the first smoke free nation in Europe. According to the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), a country is considered “smoke-free” if the total number of adult smokers is less than 5% of the population. Sweden will
Dengue Outbreak : Dhaka’s two city corporations faltering in face
Despite the rapidly worsening dengue outbreak in the country, the two city corporations in Dhaka are failing to implement effective measures, with their response seemingly confined in recent times to realising fines from the public. Residents in various areas of the city complain of a lack of action during the Aedes
South Asian Exchange on Public Sanitation held in Dhaka
All filling stations and shopping malls in the Dhaka North area must have accessible, gender-friendly, and well-maintained public toilets, said Dhaka North Mayor Md Atiqul Islam at an event on Thursday. These toilets have to be maintained by the establishment owners themselves and the Dhaka North team will visit and take
Dengue Spike
The dengue situation might worsen in the months of August and September, according to health experts. Despite the government's visible preventive measures, the numbers of cases and fatalities from dengue fever are rising day by day as a record number of dengue cases and deaths were reported in the country in