Public-health

More than 1,000 people are being infected with dengue every day in Bangladesh. Several people are also dying each day. Amid the dengue outbreak, the issue of vaccines has come under renewed discussion in the country. The government is discussing the introduction of dengue vaccines in Bangladesh with international organizations. The government may soon approve the Qdenga vaccine, which has already been approved in neighboring India. However, no trial of the vaccine will be conducted in Ban...

Four children died across the country from measles and measles symptoms in the past 24 hours from 8:00 am Friday to 8:00 am Saturday. During this period, 917 children developed measles and measles symptoms. The Directorate General of Health Services disclosed the information in a press release on Saturday, 5 September. According to the release, the total number of deaths from measles and measles symptoms in the country this year has risen to 991. In the past 24 hours, 917 people were aff...

Four children died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, from 8 pm Thursday to 8 am Friday. The Directorate General of Health Services control room said this in a press release sent on Friday. According to the press release, 972 patients with measles symptoms were identified in the past 24 hours, while the total number of measles patients from March 15 to August 14 stood at 141,048. Of them, 187 were confirmed measles cases. The number of confirmed measles cases...

The toxic impacts of climate change are not only disrupting environmental balance but also robbing people of restful sleep at night. A recent report by international research organization Climate Central says residents of Bangladesh’s major cities are now losing between 72 and 84 hours of normal sleep each year. Over the past five decades, this heat-related sleep loss has at least doubled. The study found that the port city of Chattogram tops the list of sleep loss. Residents there are lo...

Eight more children have died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, from 8 pm Wednesday to 8 am Thursday. During the same period, 1,171 people were infected. The information was disclosed in the Directorate General of Health Services’ updated measles report released on Thursday afternoon. According to the statement, eight more children died with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours. However, no child’s death has been confirmed as being caused by measles. With th...