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The government is committed to ensuring quality healthcare for every citizen of the country, said State Minister for Health Dr. M. A. Muhit.
The government has withdrawn its decision to cancel the license of Ad-Din Hospital in the capital's Big Maghbazar. Considering the investigation committee's report satisfactory, the hospital has been allowed to resume operations under three conditions.
During the monsoon, continuous rain, waterlogging, and contamination of food and water significantly increase the risk of typhoid. Many people initially mistake it for a common fever and neglect it. However, if not treated in time, typhoid can cause serious complications.
Stating that every citizen of the country has the right to healthcare, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain said no one will be deprived of healthcare. To ensure the health care of the people and to detect fatal diseases at an early stage, the government will start a 'Home-to-Home Health Screening' program across the country.
Health Deputy Minister and international public health and eye specialist Dr. M A Muhit has said that Bangladesh is going to reach a unique leadership position in the field of global eye healthcare. Bangladesh has agreed to work as a co-organizer of the 'Global Summit on Eye Health', which will be held for the first time in the world, which will highlight the country's health sector reforms on the global stage.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Sakawat Hossain said that a doctor's sincerity and smiling conversation can make a patient half healthy. Therefore, he urged doctors to ensure humane behavior towards patients in addition to prescribing medicine.
To further expand healthcare services for rural people, the government has approved upgrading the existing 418 upazila health complexes to 101 beds, as well as establishing new 101-bed upazila health complexes in 13 new upazilas.
Allegations have surfaced that the severed leg of a person killed in a road accident has gone missing from the Kushtia 250-bed General Hospital. The incident has sparked anger and concern among the victim's relatives.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain has directed all private clinics and hospitals in the country to mandatorily set up labor rooms (delivery rooms) for normal deliveries. He also said that hiring trained midwives for normal delivery services will be made mandatory.
Dengue infections are increasing at an alarming rate globally. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the spread of the disease has increased dramatically in recent decades and reached its highest level in history in 2024.
Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain has warned that the dengue situation in the country may become more severe in the coming July-August months. However, he also said that the Ministry of Health and the Directorate General of Health Services have taken necessary preparations to deal with the possible situation.
The Health Department has revoked the license of Ad-Din Hospital located in Mogbazar, Dhaka, following the deaths of six newborns. The decision was communicated in a letter sent to the hospital's executive director and owner, Sheikh Mohiuddin, on Thursday.
Deaths from measles are not stopping. In the last 24 hours, 10 more children have died from measles and measles symptoms in the country. Among them, eight died with measles symptoms and two from confirmed measles. During this time, 732 new patients were admitted to hospitals with measles and measles symptoms. Among them, 674 had measles symptoms and 58 were confirmed measles patients.
