Apollo Hospitals joins with Imperial Hospital to expand in Bangladesh
Apollo Hospitals said on Monday that, it has collaborated with Imperial Hospital Ltd (IHL) to support its services in Bangladesh. Apollo hospitals will operate IHL, a 375-bed multispecialty tertiary healthcare hospital in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Imperial Hospital and Apollo Hospitals have struck a BOMA (Brand licensing, Operations, and Management) contract to...
Read more40 new dengue patients were admitted to various hospitals
The number of cases of dengue fever across the country continued to rise, with an additional 40 individuals to hospitals in the preceding day. 39 of them are residents of Dhaka. In a report pertaining to dengue that was released on Sunday night (June 19), the Directorate General of Healthcare Services disclosed...
Read moreInfections with Covid-19 are on the rise as a result of a lack of adherence to health rules
Since the beginning of last week, the number of Covid infections has been steadily climbing due to noncompliance with the established health norms. According to the Directorate General of Health Services, the rate of infections has risen to 6%, up from 1% previously. In the meantime, the National Technical Advisory...
Read moreNo compulsion on COVID booster vaccine – health minister
Following a meeting with the Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries on Thursday, the minister stated that the government’s responsibility is to raise awareness about the COVID-19 vaccinations. “We’ll educate individuals about the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccination, and they’ll decide whether or not to get a booster dose.” We’re not...
Read moreBSMMU’s genetic autism test
BSMMU has established a capability to check chromosomal or genetic problems in foetuses during pregnancy to detect autism or birth defects. BSMMU unveiled the facility at an event at the university in Dhaka on Tuesday, planned by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology Imaging Feto Maternal Medicine, and Laboratory...
Read moreBangladesh has urged Kuwait to hire more Bangladeshi medical professionals
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen requested Kuwait to hire further medical professionals from his country, including medical technicians and nurses. On Tuesday, he remarked while meeting with outgoing Kuwaiti Ambassador to Bangladesh Adel Mohammed A H Hayat at his foreign ministry office in Dhaka. All through the meeting, Dr....
Read moreThe most serious flaw is inefficiency
Even if budget is increased, speakers at a conference yesterday stressed that no progress in the health sector can be made unless officials’ inefficiency is addressed. Ensure that all drugs and diagnostic services are available to all patients in public hospitals to lower their out-of-pocket payments. This may be accomplished,...
Read moreIn Bangladesh, 24 additional dengue cases were admitted to hospitals
At least 24 additional dengue patients were admitted to hospitals throughout the nation on Sunday until 8 a.m., bringing the total number of official hospitalizations since January 1 to 571. According to a press statement from the Directorate General of Health Services, just one dengue patient was hospitalised outside of...
Read moreSixteen new dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals in the previous 24 hours
16 new dengue cases were confirmed by Bangladesh in the 24 hours. All of the new patients were spotted in Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Seventy-three dengue cases, including 69 in the capital, are currently being treated at various hospitals across the country. The DGHS has recorded 479...
Read moreIn Bangladesh, Monkeypox has yet to be discovered: health and human services ministry
The Bangladeshi Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that no one has got infected with the monkeypox virus. According to a government press release, a rumour circulating on social media, online, and electronic media about the discovery of a monkeypox-infected foreign individual in Bangladesh is false. No instances of monkeypox have been...
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