High school students to be jabbed soon

The high school students will soon be vaccinated, said the chief of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education Friday. "Soon high school students will be brought under the coroner's vaccine. We are preparing in this regard," DSHE Director General Dr. Syed Golam Faruk said while addressing a meeting at Government

Covid-19: 51 more deaths, 1,901 new cases reported

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Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 51 more deaths and 1,901 cases from Covid-19 across the country in last 24 hours to Wednesday morning. With the latest figures, the country’s total Covid-19 death toll reached 27,058 while the number of total case count reached 1536,341 so far, according to the daily

248 more dengue cases reported with no new death

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

Separate vaccine centers for students, teachers

The government has decided to set up separate vaccination centres in the university healthcare centres and upazilas to inoculate students, teachers and education staffers. The healthcare centres will be used as vaccination centres for students, teachers and education staff who have not yet received the shots despite having NIDs, an Education

Praava Health resumes serving Patients

Praava Health has resumed all services immediately to serve its Patient base after being temporarily suspended by DGHS on August 2, 2021, a release said Tuesday. Praava has at all times since our founding in 2017 been in compliance with the guidelines and policy directives issued by DGHS and international standards

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

At least 25 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year, all of whom died in July and August. Twelve people died in July and 13 have died in August so far. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed the deaths Monday. At least 221 people were admitted to

DGHS to halt first dose of Moderna jabs after Aug 12

In a bid to ensure the second dose of Moderna Covid vaccine, the government has decided to halt administering its first dose after August 12. The Department of Health Services has issued the notice after getting approval from the Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Tuesday. According

Pregnant, lactating women to get Covid jab: DGHS

The government has included pregnant and lactating women in the nationwide Covid-19 inoculation programme amid a worrying rise in Covid-19 hospital admissions across the country. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) issued a notice regarding this Sunday. Although the pregnant women are now eligible for Covid-19 vaccination, they must follow some

Mass vaccination drive kicks off tomorrow

With a fresh stock of vaccine doses on hand, Bangladesh is set to gear up the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive to take it to the next level as it aims to inoculate 80% of its population with each person getting two doses administered. Addressing a press briefing at BCPS auditorium on