Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

Six newborns died at Ad-Din Medical College in the capital’s Moghbazar yesterday morning, with health officials suspecting a technical failure in the hospital’s post-operative room may have caused the tragedy.

Deaths from measles and measles-like symptoms continue to rise in the country, with health authorities yesterday recording the highest daily toll since the outbreak began.

Measles-related deaths may continue for several more days as thousands of infected children remain hospitalised, although the outbreak is finally showing signs of slowing after a nationwide vaccination drive, health officials said.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) revised yesterday’s measles figures within a few hours of uploading the data to its website, lowering the numbers of suspected measles cases and hospital admissions.

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The BNP government has approved the first public medical college in its current term, with plans underway to establish seven more, as many established medical schools grapple with severe shortages of teachers and infrastructure.

The government is set to revive intensive care unit (ICU) services at 10 district hospitals as authorities continue to struggle to provide critical care to a growing number of measles patients amid a spike in cases and deaths.

Kidney and heart patients are expected to get some relief as the government is going to withdraw some taxes on equipment for kidney dialysis and coronary stents in the next budget.

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Titu Nakti is relieved that his 11-month-old son, Tamzid, is finally going home to Madaripur after a week-long battle with measles at a Dhaka hospital. Yet, a newly acquired debt casts a shadow over the relief.

Almost half of the 60 children who died from confirmed measles were below nine months of age, government data showed, meaning they were not yet eligible for routine vaccination.

Nine-month-old Tariqul from Narsingdi was rushed to a local health facility last Thursday after developing fever and other measles‑like symptoms. The baby was later transferred to Narsingdi District Sadar Hospital.

The actual number of measles deaths is likely higher than the central tally, as data from two divisional offices of the health directorate show at least 34 more suspected deaths than reported in the official figures.

In a major policy shift, the government has decided to take primary healthcare services in 12 city corporations and 23 municipalities from the Local Government Division and give them to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Dhaka accounts for half of all fatalities as patients flood in from across the country. Health experts say the toll may continue to climb until an emergency vaccination drive begins to build immunity

Thousands of patients across Bangladesh are in a similar bind. NCD corners are running short of supplies due to a funding crunch.

The country logged its highest single-day death toll from measles and measles-like symptoms, with 17 child deaths reported in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

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The interim government’s ineptitude and apathy that eventually led to a measles outbreak has so far left 294 children dead, say experts and officials.

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