Dhaka, Jan 25 – No one will be allowed to receive Covid-19 vaccine doses without online registration, says the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Category: Health
Bangladesh reports 20 Covid-19 deaths, 473 new cases
Dhaka, 24 – Bangladesh recorded a daily infection rate of 3.34% with 473 new cases reported until early Sunday.
Bangladesh plans to vaccinate 138 million people in 3 phases
Dhaka, Jan 24 – Bangladesh has worked out a plan for national vaccination against Covid-19 with a target to give two doses of vaccine to 13.82 crore people each to eliminate the deadly virus.
Diabetic Assoc starts diabetes journey App dissemination
Dhaka, Jan 23 – The diabetes journey application and the country’s first diabetes treatment guideline were disseminated Friday among doctors. The application will work based on the “Diabetes Care BADAS Guideline”.
Covid 19: 22 new deaths 436 more infected in 24 hours
Dhaka, Jan 23 – Covid-19 fatalities in Bangladesh soared to 8,003 as the country’s health authorities confirmed 22 more deaths in 24 hours till Saturday morning.
PM Hasina to inaugurate Covid-19 vaccination on Jan 27
Dhaka, Jan 23 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to launch coronavirus vaccination drive at Kurmitola General Hospital in the capital on January 27.
Covid-19: How Israel Manipulates Suffering of Palestinians
By Dr Ramzy Baroud Israel’s decision to exclude Palestinians from its COVID-19 vaccination campaign may have surprised many. Even by Israel’s poor humanitarian standards, denying Palestinians access to life-saving medication seems extremely callous. Amnesty International, among many organizations, condemned the…
Addressing Food, Nutrition Security Challenges of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound implications for food security and nutrition. A number of overlapping and reinforcing dynamics have emerged such as disruptions to food supply chains; loss of income and livelihoods; a widening of inequality; disruptions to social protection programs; altered food environments; and uneven food prices in localized contexts.
20 lakh Oxford vaccine doses reach Dhaka as India’s gift
Twenty lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine gifted by India reached Dhaka on Thursday.
Is the COVID-19 Vaccine a Potential Biological Weapon in Reverse?
Is the heavily-publicized Covid-19 vaccine in danger of being weaponized when over 159,000 Palestinians who have tested positive in Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) are being denied treatment during a deadly pandemic?
Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna to Earn $14.7B from Vaccines Sales
According to data presented by Finaria.it, BioNTech-Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines sales are expected to generate $14.7bn in revenue by 2023.
Global Joint Effort Must to Secure Equal Access to Vaccines
Recovering better will require concerted efforts to rebuild trust in the institutions of governance, with a renewed commitment to eliminating discrimination
Covid vaccine: WHO warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’
The world faces a “catastrophic moral failure” because of unequal Covid vaccine policies, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
Dhaka to receive Covid-19 vaccine 1st consignment Jan 25-26
Dhaka, Jan 18 – Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday said Bangladesh will receive the first consignment of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine on January 25-26.
Health, IPR, Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge
As COVID-19 vaccines are approved and rolled out, the issue of timely access to the vaccines in developing and least developed countries has become even more urgent. The current continuing reliance on a handful of pharmaceutical companies with limited production…
COVID-19 Pandemic Shapes the Future World People Want
By Nalisha Adams BONN, Germany, Jan 11 2021 (IPS) – The peoples of the world are unanimous – access to basic services such as universal healthcare must become a priority going forward. So too should global solidarity, helping those hardest…
Global COVID-19 cases near 90 million, deaths 1.92 mn
Dhaka, Jan 10 (AP/UNB) – Almost 90 million people have been infected with coronavirus as COVID-19 cases hardly show any sign of slowing down, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Global Covid cases inch closer to 89 million
Dhaka, Jan 9 — The COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world, as cases approach 89 million. According to the latest data released by Johns Hopkins University, the total count of COVID cases reached 88, 821,629, while the…
Globe Biotech of BD to make vaccine for clinical trial
Dhaka, Jan 6 – Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company Globe Biotech has got approval from the DG of Drug Administration for manufacturing Covid-19 vaccine for clinical trial.
Questions swirl about proposed WHO pathogen collection
In December 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus revealed that WHO plans to create a new collection of viruses and other biological samples related to diseases outbreaks.
Global COVID-19 caseload crosses 85.6 million
Dhaka, Jan 5 – The global COVID caseload has crossed 85.6 million, while the deaths have surged to over 1.85 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.
‘We Might Have a Covid-21 or Covid-22 Coming Our Way’
By Cristián Samper NEW YORK, (IPS) – Cristián Samper is working for the Wildlife Conservation Society, an organization that concerns itself with the health of wildlife all over the globe. And he warned –even before the Covid-19 pandemic – about…
JMI brings final version of first Bangladeshi KN95 mask
Dhaka, Jan 4 – JMI has launched the final version of its first made in Bangladesh KN95 respiratory mask. Earlier, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against JMI for supplying low-quality masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the government…
‘Bangladesh to get Oxford Covid vaccine on time as per deal’
Dhaka, Jan 4 – Beximco Pharmaceuticals, the local partner of Serum Institute of India (SII), on Monday assured that Bangladesh will get the agreed amount of vaccine doses on time as per agreement.
Bangladesh’s Covid-19 mortality rate 1.48 percent
Dhaka, Jan 3 — The Covid-19 death toll in Bangladesh rose to 7,626, raising the mortality rate to 1.48 percent. In the 24 hours until Sunday morning, 27 more deaths were recorded, according to a handout from the Directorate General…
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 23 deaths, 684 new cases
Dhaka, Jan 2 – Bangladesh has witnessed deaths of 23 more people from Covid-19 and 684 new infections in 24 hours until Saturday.
Dhaka prepares master plan to properly provide Covid vaccine
Dhaka, Jan 2 – As vaccinating millions of people across the country to control Covid-19 looks to be a daunting task, the government has prepared a master plan and necessary guidelines to do the job properly.
UN health agency clears Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines
In an effort to speed up access to Covid-19 vaccination in the developing world, the UN health agency approved Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccines for emergency use. Regulatory experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) from around the world and…
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: 17 deaths, 990 new cases
Dhaka, Jan 1 – Bangladesh recorded another 17 deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, pushing up the national tally to 7,576.
27 more Covid-19 deaths, 932 new cases in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Dec 28 – Bangladesh saw the deaths of 23 more men and four women from Covid-19 in the 24 hours until early Monday. The fatality number rose to 7,479 since the first cases were reported in the country on…