Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) As many as four children died with symptoms consistent measles in Bangladesh in 24 hours until 8 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, increasing the total number of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities to 820, local media reported. The latest fatalities have been classified as suspected measles deaths, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest update, the number of suspected measles fatalities has increased to 725 while the number…
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Dhaka, July 23 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an unprecedented measles outbreak, two more children died from symptoms of the disease on Thursday, pushing the death toll to 805, local media reported.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Thursday morning.The latest fatalities from the disease were identified as suspected, Bangladeshi media outlet UNB reported.Reports suggest that while the number of confirmed deat…
Dhaka, July 22 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an unprecedented measles outbreak, an average of nearly four children die every day, and more than 800 people are hospitalised daily, while both the government’s response and public focus appear to have weakened, local media reported on Wednesday.Despite the government’s claim that it exceeded its emergency measles vaccination target, hospitals reportedly continue to see an influx of unvaccinated patients, exposing the shortcomings in vaccine cov…
Dhaka, July 12 (IANS) As many as five children died from measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours until 8 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, bringing the combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities to 758, local media reported. The number of suspected measles deaths has climbed to 664, while laboratory-confirmed deaths remained at 94, according to the latest data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Bangladesh’s The Business Standard reported…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Bangladesh’s newly enacted data protection law contains no mandatory breach notification requirement even after the Shwapno supermarket ransom case that compromised data of forty lakh registered customers, a new report has said.The report from Bangladesh-based The Daily Star said that the final voter list for the country’s 13th parliamentary election being sold openly on Facebook highlighted gaps in the law’s enforcement architecture.A Dismislab investigation found…
Dhaka, July 5 (IANS) Seven more children died from measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours until 8 a.m. on Sunday, raising the fatalities from confirmed and suspected measles in the country in 2026 to 738, local media reported. The latest fatalities have been classified as suspected measles fatalities, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest fatalities, the total number of suspected measles cases in Bangladesh has increased to 645, while t…
Dhaka, July 2 (IANS) As Bangladesh continues to grapple with a public health crisis, hospitals remain overwhelmed by more than 900 daily measles admissions, while health experts warned that a rise in dengue cases could place further strain on the healthcare system and increase the risk of additional deaths, local media reported on Thursday.Reports suggest that major public hospitals in Dhaka, which have treated thousands of dengue patients during past outbreaks, remain heavily burdened by measle…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi government has arrested former Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr Vatsala Aggarwal in connection with a multi-crore alleged medical procurement scam involving irregularities in the purchase of medicines, surgical items, and medical equipment.Officials confirmed that Dr Aggarwal, who was already under suspension at the time of her arrest, was taken into custody on Saturday. The agency also arrested Deputy Controlle…
Dhaka, June 27 (IANS) As many as seven more children died from the measles outbreak in Bangladesh on Saturday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 709 since March 15 this year, amid an escalating health crisis in the country, local media reported.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Saturday morning.Out of the seven latest fatalities, one has been classified as a confirmed measles fatality…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Ministry of Civil Aviation, in collaboration with Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), on Thursday launched AIR SUVIDHA 2.0, an upgraded and fully contactless Passenger Health Self-Declaration Portal aimed at enhancing public health surveillance at international Points of Entry amid concerns arising from the ongoing Ebola disease outbreak, officials said.The upgraded platform has been introduced following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of…