Health alert

Managing Dengue outbreak with COVID-19

When we all are struggling to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Dengue is an overburden for us. Since we must deal with the diseases, we need to know the prevention and management better.
14 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Anti-Aedes Drive: DNCC announces monetary incentive to clean up houses

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Md Atiqul Islam yesterday announced monetary rewards for cleaning coconut shells, unused toilet fittings, plastic bags and discarded tyres.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Rising Dengue Cases: 237 people hospitalised in a single day

For the first time this year, the number of dengue-infected patients who were hospitalised across the country in a single day crossed the 200 mark.
1 August 2021, 18:00 PM

196 more patients hospitalised with dengue in 24 hrs

At least 196 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
31 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Anti-Aedes Campaign - Clean homes, surroundings once a week: DNCC mayor

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam has urged city dwellers to clean their homes and surroundings every Saturday to destroy Aedes mosquito breeding grounds.
31 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Dengue cases keep rising

At least 143 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, the highest in a single day this year.
27 July 2021, 18:00 PM

123 more dengue cases reported in 72 hours

At least 123 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country during 72 hours till 8am yesterday. Among the patients 85 were hospitalised yesterday while 25 and 13 on Thursday and Wednesday respectively.
23 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Another 75 hospitalised with dengue

At least 75 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday.
19 July 2021, 18:00 PM

81 new dengue cases reported in a single day

As the number of dengue patients keep increasing, authorities reported 81 new cases in the 24 hours til yesterday morning.
17 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Dengue cases cross 1,000 mark in country

With at least 63 people with dengue fever being admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours till 8am yesterday, the number of dengue cases has passed the 1,000 mark this year.
16 July 2021, 18:00 PM

48 dengue cases reported in 24hrs

Amid a rise in the number of dengue patients, authorities reported 48 more new cases in 24 hours until yesterday morning.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Mosquitoes know no borders’

LGRD Minister Md Tazul Islam yesterday urged ministries, other government and private organisations to take effective measures to control Aedes mosquitoes.
12 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Another 70 dengue cases reported

At least 70 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours till 8am yesterday.
12 July 2021, 18:00 PM

48 new dengue cases reported

Bangladesh reported 48 more dengue cases in 24 hours until yesterday morning.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM

36 more dengue cases reported in 24 hrs

Officials reported 36 new cases of dengue in the 24 hours until yesterday morning as concerns mount over the spread of the mosquito-borne disease during the monsoon.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM

World family doctor day and us

Every year, World Family Doctor Day is significantly observed globally on May 19. However, since the concept of family doctors still remains quite vague in our country, this day goes by without much notice. In 2010, The World Organisation of Family Doctors – WONCA decided to recognise May 19 as the World Family Doctor.
18 May 2019, 13:19 PM

Air pollution killing thousands of children globally

Every day around 93% of the world's children under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk.
10 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Manganese plays a key role in bacterial infection

The ability to acquire manganese during infection is essential for the virulence of Enterococcus faecalis in animals, according to a study published September 20 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by José Lemos of the University of Florida College of Dentistry, and colleagues.
29 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Stand-alone HPV testing recommended as cervical cancer screening option

Women aged 30 to 65 years can now choose primary high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) testing as an option for cervical cancer screening, according to guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published in JAMA.
25 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Alcohol is associated with 2.8 million deaths each year worldwide

Alcohol is a leading risk factor for death and disease worldwide, and is associated with nearly one in 10 deaths in people aged 15-49 years old, according to a Global Burden of Disease study published in The Lancet that estimates levels of alcohol use and health effects in 195 countries between 1990 to 2016.
25 August 2018, 18:00 PM