AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMental Health: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman says the government plans to expand counselling at primary and upazila levels, strengthen referrals and use technology to bring services closer to home, while tackling stigma and shortages of trained staff. Eye Care: Bangladesh aims to reach 20 million people with improved primary eye care over five years, backed by a US$130 million investment. Plans include free spectacles for 10 million people and at least one million cataract surgeries. Dengue: Five more people have died and 1,935 were hospitalised in the latest 24-hour report, underscoring the outbreak’s continuing toll. Measles: The outbreak is worsening, with experts blaming failures in vaccine procurement; the government plans to vaccinate 3.5 million more children. Air Pollution: Dhaka ranked fifth among the world’s most polluted cities, with an “unhealthy” AQI of 172 on Friday morning.
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