Hospitals of the country need to be brought under contingency plans to face natural disasters, like earthquake, said speakers at a webinar held on Tuesday.

In only nine days of August, the number of dengue-infected hospitalisations have crossed the 2,000 mark across the country.

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Tangail General Hospital, damaged after catching fire, has yet to resume functioning eight days into the incident.  

The Star Health recently was in a conversation with Dr Sanjay Kisanrao Pathare, Director – Medical Services and Mr Kaiser Chowdhury, Director – Human Resources at Evercare Hospital Dhaka. Here is a snapshot for the readers.

The premature newborns are sometimes inevitably kept separated from their mothers for their compulsory care in the newborn-care nurseries or intensive care units. In Bangladesh's cultural trend, families and friends usually rush to adore the newborns immediately after their birth. Sometimes the newborn is kept apart from the mother to ensure her relaxed rest.

A ventilator “bank” where hospitals can rent critical care machines for Covid-19 patients has given Nepal’s cash-strapped healthcare system a much-needed lifeline.

Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) is drawing large number of treatment seekers from the district and adjoining areas, thanks to the development of medical services and overall environment there during the last one year.

The only X-ray machine in the government-run Chest Disease Clinic and Hospital (CDCH) at Bhajondanga in Faridpur town has remained

Health and Family Welfare Ministry decides not to increase the seats for the private medical college hospitals.

A private hospital in Bhaluka upazila was sealed yesterday by a mobile court following allegation that a carrying woman died due to

Two influential staff of Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital were involved in misappropriating Tk 15 lakh from the government fund, according the inquiry carried out by a departmental probe committee.

Only one doctor is serving at the 50-bed Amtali Upazila Hospital in Barguna as 20, out of 21 posts for physicians, have been lying

The authorities close Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College in Kishoreganj for an indefinite period following a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League.

The 50-bed Nagorkanda Upazila Health Complex in Faridpur is running with inoperative medical equipment and acute shortage of

Some dishonest staff of Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital misappropriated about Tk 15 lakh that was received from various services to the

Twelve-year-old Sonalika Chakma from Midingya chari village in Suvolong union under Barkal upazila, sleeps on the balcony due to lack of beds at Rangamati General Hospital. Like Sonalika, many patients sleep on floors as they have not got cabins or beds due to shortage of space.

The government has suspended three privately-run medical colleges for breaching code of conduct.

Chapainawabganj Adhunik Sadar Hospital is seeing upsurge in diarrhoea cases as the disease continues to spread in different areas of the municipality.

As there is no initiative to remove private ambulances from beside the main entrance of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH),

A war crimes accused of Jessore district dies at Dhaka Medical College Hospital due to his old-age complications this morning.