Dhaka July 18, 2025, 7:24 am
In spite of the success the country still needs to build a vibrant health sector in order to tackle similar crisis in future
The Prime Minister said if a vaccine institute is set up in the country, it will ensure vaccine production, related research and help strengthen the capacity of local vaccine-producing firms
Government also will ensure spot registration for vaccine and the marginalised people will get their vaccine by just showing their national identity cards
The US Embassy’s Acting Deputy Chief of Mission William Dowers and USAID Mission Director Kathryn Stevens handed the freezer trucks to Minister of Health and Family Welfare Zahid Maleque
He made the recommendations in the Ministerial Meeting on Covid-19 convened by United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken virtually on Wednesday
Norovirus, an animal-borne disease transmitted through contaminated water and food, was reported in as many as 13 students of a veterinary college in Pookode near Vythiri in Wayanad district two weeks ago
According to the DGHS, 49,114,462 people -- 40.93 percent of the target -- have received their first doses of vaccine while 31,963,515 of them (26.64pc) have completed receiving both the doses as of November 9
Bangladesh will get 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine from Saudi Arabia and 3.3 million of same jabs from Poland as donation soon
Chief operating officer of Beximco Pharma Rabbur Reza confirmed the matter to reporters on Tuesday noon
Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Square Pharmaceuticals Limited, Incepta, Beacon Pharma and Renata will manufacture medicine Molnupiravir
Seventeen files, mostly related to purchase by different public medical colleges, have disappeared the ministry at the secretariat
Health Minister Zahid Maleque and Education Minister Dipu Moni inaugurated the campaign at Ideal School and College at Motijheel in the capital
Among the fresh fatalities, six were males and three were females
The minister stated this at a meeting on healthcare and development issues of the country organised by UHFPO, an organisation of Upazila Health Officers, at Hotel Intercontinental in the capital
The vaccines -- all Pfizer-BioNTech -- are being donated through the World Health Organization's Covax program
China will also extend its full support to Bangladesh in securing free trade and open economy, and developing science and technology of the next generation
The President came up with the directive as a BSMMU delegation, led by its Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Sharfuddin Ahmed, paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban in the capital this evening
Across eight divisions, 66,25,123 people were vaccinated, "which is a record number of jabs inoculated in Bangladesh in a single day"
The vaccine jabs will be administered from 9 am at 6,000 centres across the country, he said adding that in the first two hours women above 50 years and physically-challenged people will get the jabs on priority basis
A cargo flight of National Airlines, carrying the vaccine doses gifted by the USA, will land at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 10:15 PM
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