4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1058+ words) Bangladesh has recorded 999 deaths from measles and measles-like symptoms in the five-and-a-half months since the government began regular reporting on March 15, despite emergency vaccination, expanded treatment measures and public awareness campaigns. Experts say the outbreak and death toll have surpassed…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (415+ words) Three people died with measles symptoms across Bangladesh in the 24 hours ending 8am Monday, taking the total number of deaths linked to confirmed measles and measles symptoms to 997 since April 10, the Directorate General of Health Services said. No deaths from confirmed…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1409+ words) Patients admitted to government hospitals in Bangladesh have complained that meals supplied under the Tk175 daily food allocation are tasteless and may not meet nutritional needs, despite menus that include rice, lentils, vegetables, fish or meat, eggs, bread and fruit. Hanufa…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (279+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has asked the authorities concerned to take a pilot project to develop a ‘National e-Health Platform’ to bring the country’s healthcare under an integrated digital framework. He gave the directives at a meeting on Integrated Information…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (824+ words) Hospitals in Bangladesh used World Health Organization Watch-category antibiotics in 91% of cases, despite WHO guidance that these drugs should be used only in specific situations because excessive or irrational use can rapidly drive antimicrobial resistance, according to the country’s largest…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (451+ words) Bangladesh recorded three more deaths with measles symptoms in the 24 hours to 8am Friday, raising the total number of deaths linked to measles and measles-like symptoms since 15 March to 928, according to a measles bulletin issued by the Directorate General of Health…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (366+ words) Eight more people died with measles symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while no confirmed measles deaths were recorded during the period, according to the Health Directorate. The latest figures bring the total number of deaths from confirmed measles…...