As dengue-related deaths and infections continue to climb, the Dhaka South City Corporation conducted a special mosquito control and cleanliness drive yesterday in the capital’s Dhanmondi area.
Eleven new dengue cases were reported in the 24 hours leading up to this morning, bringing the total number of cases to 1,862 this year.
DNCC Administrator Mohammad Azaz announced the campaign today at a roundtable discussion
Additionally, the influx of Rohingya refugees has further strained the healthcare system
Bangladesh has detected a cluster of Zika virus cases for the first time, in a worrying development in a country that is already struggling to contain the Aedes mosquito-borne dengue virus.
Khulna city is grappling with a severe mosquito swarm, prompting locals to stage a symbolic protest -- “Mosquito Net March” -- to demand urgent action from the authorities.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have launched the distribution of essential childhood cancer medicines in Mongolia and Uzbekistan as part of the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines.
As dengue-related deaths and infections continue to climb, the Dhaka South City Corporation conducted a special mosquito control and cleanliness drive yesterday in the capital’s Dhanmondi area.
Eleven new dengue cases were reported in the 24 hours leading up to this morning, bringing the total number of cases to 1,862 this year.
DNCC Administrator Mohammad Azaz announced the campaign today at a roundtable discussion
Additionally, the influx of Rohingya refugees has further strained the healthcare system
Bangladesh has detected a cluster of Zika virus cases for the first time, in a worrying development in a country that is already struggling to contain the Aedes mosquito-borne dengue virus.
Khulna city is grappling with a severe mosquito swarm, prompting locals to stage a symbolic protest -- “Mosquito Net March” -- to demand urgent action from the authorities.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have launched the distribution of essential childhood cancer medicines in Mongolia and Uzbekistan as part of the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines.
Cancer is responsible for 11.9 percent of all deaths in Bangladesh annually, according to a new study by the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
