Record highest number of deaths and admissions in a single day due to dengue

Desk Report: In the last 24 hours, 9 people have died of dengue in the country; which is the highest number in a single day this year. At the same time, 740 people have been admitted to the hospital. The number of patients admitted to the hospital is also the highest in a single day. Today, Sunday (September 21), a notification given on the dashboard of the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services informed about the death of 12 people in 24…

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5 people die of dengue, 622 hospitalized

Desk Report: 5 people die of dengue, 622 hospitalized Five people have died of dengue in the country in the last 24 hours. In addition, 622 more people have been admitted to hospitals with dengue fever during this period. This information was given in a notification sent by the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday (September 17). In the notification, the Directorate General of Health Services gave information for the 24 hours from 8 am on Tuesday (September 16) to…

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12-point urgent instructions from the Department of Health for the treatment of dengue patients

Desk Report: As the dengue outbreak is increasing in the country, the Directorate General of Health Services has issued 12 urgent instructions for the treatment of this mosquito-borne disease. The instructions have been sent to the directors of all medical colleges and specialized hospitals in the country, superintendents of district headquarters hospitals, civil surgeons and upazila health and family welfare officers on Tuesday (September 16). These instructions were given in a letter signed by the Director of Health Services (Hospitals and Clinics) Abu Hossain Md. Moinul Ahsan. The officials of…

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Teenager dies of dengue, 665 hospitalized

Desk Report: 665 dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country in the past day. At the same time, a 13-year-old boy has died. He was undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. This information was given in a notification sent by the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services on Tuesday (September 16). In the notification, the Directorate General of Health Services gave information for 24 hours from 8 am on Monday (September 15) to 8 am on Tuesday. The…

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Nearly 9 million children registered for typhoid vaccination in one and a half months

Desk Report: The typhoid vaccination program is starting across the country from October 12. Children between the ages of 9 months and 15 years will be vaccinated. So far, 89.27 million children have registered on the government web portal. This information was given by the Director General of the Directorate General of Health, Professor Dr. Abu Zafar, at a press conference held at the meeting room of the Directorate General of Health Services in Mohakhali, Dhaka on Sunday afternoon. He said, “This is the first time that children will be…

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Pharmaceutical company representatives will not be able to visit hospitals more than two days a week

Desk Report: The Directorate General of Health Services has imposed strict restrictions on the free movement of pharmaceutical company representatives in government hospitals. From now on, they will be allowed to meet doctors for a maximum of two days a week, for a total of five hours. The directive was issued in a circular signed by the Director (Administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services, Dr. ABM Abu Hanif, on Thursday. The directive, which was sent to the directors of all government hospitals and institutes in the country, mentions…

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