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Children’s hospital in 5 divisions, beds doubled in upazilas, hospital for women in 5 cities

The plan also includes a pilot door-to-door health screening programme at union level aimed at early disease detection.

A surge of measles cases has led to a growing influx of infected children at DNCC Covid-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, with new patients arriving daily, many of them referred from other hospitals and mostly children. Photo taken on 8 April 2026. Photos: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Measles outbreak: Death toll crosses 600 as 7 more children pass away

A photojournalist tries to capture a DMP forensics team at work, trying to find the cause behind the 6 infants deaths at Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Mogbazar, Dhaka on 27 May 2026. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Ad-Din submits probe report on 6 newborn deaths, govt report today

Congolese health workers who recovered from the Ebola virus pose for a photograph at the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM), as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 31 May 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

WHO says suspected Ebola cases drop to 116 after hundreds ruled out

A woman nebulises a child undergoing treatment for measles at a hospital. Photo: TBS

6 more children die with measles-like symptoms in 24 hours; death toll rises to 594

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Private hospitals ordered to reserve 10% beds for free dengue care, up to 80% discount on tests

A woman nebulises a child undergoing treatment for measles at a hospital. Photo: TBS

2 more children die of measles in Faridpur, death toll rises to 20

Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain.Photo: Collected

Govt fully prepared to tackle dengue, says health minister

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PM, pharma leaders discuss post-LDC challenges, required steps for the sector

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One dengue patient dies, 110 hospitalised in 24 hrs

A child undergoing treatment for measles at the DNCC COVID-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, as cases surge across the city and hospitals see a growing influx of young patients. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

3 die of measles-like symptoms in 24hrs, death toll rises 588

Health workers get dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Center, one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Ebola recoveries bring signs of hope in DRC as suspected cases emerge outside Africa

A man holds a newborn child who died of reasons yet unknown at the Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Mogbazar, Dhaka, in an ambulance marked by the hospital's name, on 27 May 2026. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Six newborn deaths at Ad-Din Hospital: Cause still unknown, lack of autopsy complicates probe