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Measles Outbreak Spreads Across Bangladesh, Exposing Cr...
Bangladesh is facing a large-scale measles outbreak affecting 58 of 64 districts, raising serious public health concerns and exposing critical weaknesses in routine immunization coverage and urban health system resilience. According to a Disease Outb...
Bangladesh Launches Farmers’ Card to Strengthen Rural R...
Bangladesh has launched a landmark “Farmers’ Card” programme aimed at transforming agricultural support systems by directly reaching millions of farmers with integrated subsidies, financial services, and digital agriculture support....
Public–Private Partnerships Emerge as Critical Lever fo...
With rapid urbanization reshaping Bangladesh’s demographic and health landscape, leading policymakers, development partners, and health experts have underscored the urgent need to reposition Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a central...
Bangladesh launches emergency measles-rubella campaign ...
The Government of Bangladesh, with support from UNICEF, WHO and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is launching an emergency measles-rubella vaccination campaign to protect more than 1.2 million children aged 6 months to 5 years across 30 upazilas in 18 hig...
Measles outbreak: What you need to know - How to keep y...
Children across the country are being infected with measles. Although this disease is preventable, infection can lead to various complications, even death. Vaccination can protect children from measles. Former head of the Department of Paediatrics a...
Bangladesh Urban Health Network Hosts 14th Knowledge Sh...
The Bangladesh Urban Health Network (BUHN) successfully convened its 14th Knowledge Sharing Virtual Seminar titled “Innovations in Urban Health Service Delivery: Digital Tools & Community Platforms” on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, fro...
The "New Frontier" of Vector-Borne Diseases: Post-Elect...
The month of February 2026 marked a pivotal shift in the national health discourse as the post-election transition coincided with a significant surge in mosquito infestations across major metropolitan areas. Following the February 12 general election...
Health Sector Reform Emerges as a Central National Prio...
With Bangladesh preparing for its national election, health sector experts across medical, policy, and academic circles have underscored the urgent need to prioritize accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare for all citizens, particularly throu...
Bangladesh Urban Health Network Hosts 13th Knowledge Sh...
The Bangladesh Urban Health Network (BUHN) successfully convened its 13th Knowledge Sharing Virtual Seminar titled “Urban Health and Youth Engagement” on Monday, 09 February 2026, from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM (Bangladesh Time, GMT +6). The ses...
Bangladesh-China Friendship Hospital Set to Become Majo...
Bangladesh has taken a bold step toward transforming its national healthcare landscape with the approval of the Bangladesh-China Friendship General Hospital — a state-of-the-art 1,000-bed medical facility projected to become a major healthcare ...
Bangladesh Declares Highest Health Alert for National E...
In a proactive move ahead of the 13th National Parliamentary Election, Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has announced the highest level of health alert across the country’s health system, spanning a continuous si...
Bangladesh’s Long-Overdue Urban Roadmap: A Transformati...
In a significant and long-awaited development, Bangladesh has finally approved the National Urban Development Policy-2025, marking a major step toward addressing the country’s rapid and often unplanned urbanization. After more than two decades ...
