Bangladesh logged 20 more Covid-linked deaths with 5,023 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning. The daily positivity rate slightly increased to 16.50 per cent from Friday’s 15.46 per cent after testing 29,904 samples during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). On Friday, Bangladesh reported 27
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BGMEA discusses collaboration with DMCH on workers’ healthcare
A delegation of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) paid a courtesy visit to Brigadier General Md Nazmul Haque, director of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Monday. They discussed how the BGMEA and DMCH can collaborate to ensure that garment workers and employees get healthcare services on a priority
Seminar held on problem and prospects of herbal medicines
A day-long Seminar programme on Problem and prospects of herbal medicine products and herbal Medicine in Bangladesh Bangladesh Herbal Products Manufacturing Association (BHPMA) and Medicinal Plants and Herbal Products Business Promotion Council (MPHPBPC) of Commerce ministry arranged the seminar session jointly. Md. Abdul Kader Deputy Director, Department of Youth Development Barisal attended
Covid vaccine for all above 12, booster for over-40s
The health authorities in Bangladesh have decided to offer the Covid-19 vaccine to everyone over 12 and booster shots to all above 40 years of age. Health Minister Zahid Maleque made the disclosure at a media call on Sunday. “Earlier, only school children above 12 years of age could get vaccinated. Now
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Hospitals overwhelmed with Covid patients, says Minister
One-third of hospital beds in Dhaka are now occupied with Covid-19 patients, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Friday. The minister said this while briefing the media at the Directorate General of Health Services on Friday on the new restrictions imposed by the government to curb the spike in Covid cases. "The
Square brings smart glucometer to market “Contour Plus ONE’’
Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd., the country's leading pharmaceutical company, has come up with a state-of-the-art smart glucometer called "Contour Plus ONE" from the Swiss based company Ascensia Diabetes Care to diagnose blood glucose levels more easily and accurately. Ascensia Diabetes Care is a subsidiary of the world-renowned Panasonic Healthcare Holdings. Jayant Saha (Business
Rotary running health services by Boat Ambulance project
Rotary Governor Barrister Mutasim Billah Faruqui said that Rotary Club of Dhaka Cosmopolitan continues its medical services for distressed people by Boat Ambulance project. He said this at a program of Cosmopolitan Rotary at a hotel in Dhaka held on yesterday night. Presided over by Club President Hosne Ara Poly it
Booster dose eligibility now 50: Health Minister
The government has lowered the age limit for receiving the Covid booster dose up to 50, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday. "We've enough vaccines in stock compared to our population," the minister said while talking to reporters at the secretariat. So far, he said, seven lakh booster doses have been