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Dengue, chickenpox add to measles miseries

The simultaneous spread of three highly contagious viral diseases -- measles, dengue, and chickenpox -- has increased the risk of multiple infections and, in some cases, co-infections, particularly among people...

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8 more die of measles-like symptoms

Eight more children died of measles-like symptoms across the country during the last 24 hours, raising the total number of infected patients to 1,039 during the period...

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3 more die with measles-like symptoms

Three more children have died from measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the last 24 hours ending Tuesday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...

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Seven more children die from measles symptoms in 24 hours

Seven more children died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours, while the number of infected patients during the period stood at 1,287, according to a press release issued on Sunday by the directorate general of health services.

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All upazila health complexes to be upgraded to 101-bed facilities

Bangladesh government has taken an initiative to upgrade all upazila health complexes across the country to 101-bed facilities as part of its efforts to strengthen the healthcare sector and ensure improved medical services at the grassroots level.,.

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Central Africa Ebola outbreak nears 500 cases: WHO

Nearly 500 Ebola cases have now been confirmed in the deadly outbreak raging in central Africa, a WHO overview showed Saturday, amid mounting concern over the swelling scale of the epidemic...

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Japan fertility rate falls to record low

Japan’s fertility rate fell again in the past year to a new record low, official data showed Wednesday, underscoring the demographic crisis gnawing at the world’s fourth-largest economy.

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Death toll tops 600 as 7 more children die in Bangladesh

Seven more children died with suspected measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, pushing the death toll from suspected cases to 611 since March 15, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...