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Bangladesh issues call to action to end preventable child deaths by 2035

The government of Bangladesh issued a call to action to end preventable child deaths in the country by 2035. The government plans to build on the progress made in reducing maternal and child mortality in the past 40...

2 August, 2013

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Bangladeshi government launches measles-rubella vaccine

Bangladesh is going to introduce measles-rubella (MR) vaccine this month in its routine immunisation programme to prevent rubella infections that doctors say can cause ‘severe’ birth defects. The shot will...

7 August, 2012

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Twenty-two million Bangladeshi children vaccinated against polio

Over 22 million Bangladeshi children up to five years old were given polio vaccine during the second round of the country’s 20th National Immunisation Day in February 2012.🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this...

15 February, 2012

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Major push launched to stop 10 NTDs by 2020

The world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, the US, UK and UAE governments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank and other global health organisations announced a new, coordinated push to...

1 February, 2012

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Cholera pandemic’s source discovered

Researchers have tracked the spread of antibiotic-resistant cholera strains back to the Bay of Bengal🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by becoming a Global Health Press subscriber. Join for exclusive...

31 August, 2011

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H5N1 cases reported in Indonesia, Bangladesh

Two people died of H5N1 avian influenza in Indonesia in the past few weeks,🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by becoming a Global Health Press subscriber. Join for exclusive articles, expert research, and...

16 March, 2011

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Bangladesh begins world’s largest cholera vaccine trial

Bangladesh launched the world’s largest trial of an inexpensive oral cholera vaccine this week that holds the potential to save thousands of lives each year if it is successful. Oral vaccines have long been available...

1 March, 2011

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Bangladesh issues call to action to end preventable child deaths by 2035

Bangladeshi government launches measles-rubella vaccine

Twenty-two million Bangladeshi children vaccinated against polio

Major push launched to stop 10 NTDs by 2020

Cholera pandemic’s source discovered

H5N1 cases reported in Indonesia, Bangladesh

Bangladesh begins world’s largest cholera vaccine trial