Health Ministry

Covid: Bangladesh logs 3 more deaths with 1,280 cases

Bangladesh reported three more Covid-linked deaths with 1,280 new infections in 24 hours till Saturday morning

4,000 medical teams ready to provide health care in 11 flood-hit districts

Health minister Zahid Maleque said on Sunday that 4,000 medical teams of the Health Services Division are ready to provide services in 11 flood-hit districts of the country, especially the worst-hit ...

Cholera vaccination drive to begin 26 Jun: Health Minister

Cholera vaccination drive is set to begin from 26 June across the country, said health minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday

Remain alert as Covid cases rising: Health minister

Health minister Zahid Maleque on Monday urged all to maintain health protocols as the number of Covid cases started to rise in Bangladesh

Dengue: 20 new patients hospitalised

The country confirmed 20 more dengue – a viral infection – cases in the 24 hours to Saturday morning

Health sector doesn’t get preference in budget

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the problems in the health sector became apparent to all. Taking the current medical expenses and situation of the health sector into account, public health specialists ...

Healthcare issue in Parliament Health minister's assurance not enough

People no longer want to hear assurances from the health minister. We want to see hospitals having necessary manpower, including rapid repair of infrastructures

Budget session MPs slam Health Ministry for lack of services at health complexes

Speaking during the question-answer session, the parliamentarians alleged there are serious shortage of physicians, nurses and other health staff in different health complexes and hospitals in their ...

Non-communicable diseases are increasing alarmingly: health minister

Unregistered hospitals, clinic to be closed: Health minister

Health minister Zahid Maleque has said there are about 11,000 private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres in the country and a question arouse on the standard of many of them and unregistered ...

DGHS seals 116 unregistered hospitals across the country

The local administrations of Faridpur, Bagerhat,Magura, Keraniganj, Thakurgaon, and Kurigram districts have shut at least 77 unregistered clinics, hospitals, and diagnostic centers following the ...

Senegal health minister sacked after deadly hospital fire

Senegal’s President Macky Sall fired his health minister on Thursday as his country mourned the death of 11 newborn babies in a hospital fire blamed on an electrical short circuit

Healthcare and budget: Boost allocation and manpower

he data revealed in two reports about healthcare in Bangladesh by World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday and Tuesday make us worried

Non-communicable diseases behind 70pc of normal deaths: Health Minister

Our lifestyle and food habits are also responsible for increasing these deaths, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque

Interview: Aliya Naheed 'Our hospitals are rich mines for research'

Aliya Naheed is a scientist of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). Recently she has been nominated for the Dr Sultan Ahmed Chowdhury Gold Medal of Bangladesh ...