Although no death from dengue was reported in the past 24 hours till early Friday, 248 more people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among the new patients, 214 were admitted to government and private hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 34 cases
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Long queues, no social distancing in vaccine centers
Social distancing went for a toss as thousands thronged immunization centers across the capital on Thursday to take their second Covid-19 vaccine shorts In the Lalbag area, for instance, health workers were literally struggling to manage large crowd. Many people who came to the centers in the areas neither wore masks
Decision to vaccinate students below 18 soon
With all eyes on its efforts to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangladesh is going to vaccinate students below 18 with Pfizer and Moderna jabs. "Any vaccine dose can be administered to students over 18 but those who're below 18 can be vaccinated with Pfizer and Moderna jabs following the World Health
Vaping remains best aid for quitting smoking
Public Health England (PHE), e-cigarettes were the most popular stop smoking aid in England in 2020, with 27.2% of smokers using a vaping product to quit compared with 18.2% using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products. A report found that using a vaping product as part of a quit attempt in local
EU promises 10m Covid jabs for Bangladesh
Decision on vaccinating school students soon
A decision will be taken soon whether school students will be vaccinated against Covid-19, said Prof Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, Director General (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). "The decision is likely to be taken tomorrow (Thursday) at a high-profile meeting of government officials," he told reporters
Dhaka to get 10 lakh Pfizer jabs on Aug 30
Another 10 lakh doses of Pfizer vaccine from COVAX facility will reach Bangladesh on August 30, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday. The Pfizer vaccine doses, gifted by the US, are scheduled to arrive at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 7:15 PM by a Qatar Airways flight, he said
6 Dhaka hospitals declared as Dengue- dedicated
Amid the worrying rise in Dengue patients in hospitals, Directorate General of the Health Services (DGHS) on Monday announced six hospitals of Dhaka as Dengue- dedicated ones. A notification signed by Director of Management Information System (MIS) of the directorate professor Dr Mizanur Rahman was issued in this regard. According to the
25 deaths from dengue fever this year: DGHS
MoU signed for Sinopharm vaccine coproduction in Bangladesh
Bangladesh, China and Incepta Pharmaceutical Ltd on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on coproduction of Sinopharm vaccine in Bangladesh. Health Minister Zahid Maleque and Abdul Muktadir, Chairman, Incepta Vaccine Limited signed the MoU from Dhaka while Li Can, President, China Sinopharm International Corporation and Zhu Jingjin, Vice President, China