Health

Health minister: Measles campaign reaches 93% coverage

The government has already released $83.6 million to procure 95 million doses of 10 types of vaccines TDS Desk: Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain on Wednesday said Bangladesh has

Measles outbreak: Six deaths, 1,186 suspected cases in 24 hours

2 were confirmed as measles while four were classified as suspected cases Health Desk: Six children died from measles and similar symptoms and 1,186 new suspected infections were reported across

Zubaida Rahman: Govt making strides to ensure healthcare for all

TDS Desk: Prime Minister’s wife Dr Zubaida Rahman has said the government is making its strides to ensure healthcare for all citizens of the country. “The country’s health sector has

Health Minister: All children to get measles vaccine within a week

TDS Desk: Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has said that all children in the country will be brought under measles vaccination coverage within the next week. He made the

Reforming tobacco tax structure to raise revenue, reduce premature deaths: ATMA

NBR-ATMA Pre-Budget Discussion Held Staff Reporter: Reforming tobacco tax structure for a long term strategy is likely to prevent around 400,000 premature deaths. Merging the low and medium tiers of

EU provides €175 000 to reinforce measles prevention

TDS Desk: The European Union (EU) is set to provide €175 000 in humanitarian funding to support efforts to prevent measles cases in Bangladesh. This funding will benefit communities in