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Mohammad Al Amin

Bangladesh vaccinates against cholera to stop future outbreaks

Bangladesh bears one of the highest cholera burdens in the world, but a new vaccination strategy is putting its public health system on the front foot.

17 Sep 2026

5 min read

Cholera Routine immunisation

Riana Teresa Gomez taking oral cholera vaccine a vacination site set up at St. John Vianney Hospital in Tejgaon, Dhaka city Credit: Mohammad Al Amin

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Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute. Credit: Mohammad Al Amin

Measles kills hundreds in Bangladesh, but a large-scale vaccine roll-out brings hope

11 Jun 2026

5 min read

Measles Outbreaks Routine immunisation

Mosquito Alert app being used by a subscriber in Dhaka. Credit: Mohammad Al Amin

Bangladesh has a dengue-fighting mobile app

28 Apr 2026

4 min read

Dengue

Fatema, a 40 year-old woman in the Rangpur district, showing her infected hands. Credit: Mohammad Al Amin

How vaccinating cows in Bangladesh curtailed a human anthrax outbreak

19 Jan 2026

4 min read

Bangladesh Health Advisor Nurjahan Begum inaugurated the nationwide TCV administration campaign at a launching ceremony at Farid Uddin Siddique High School on 12 October 2025. Credit: Mohammad Al Amin

New typhoid vaccine brings relief to Bangladesh

10 Dec 2025

5 min read

Typhoid

Habibullah Talukder Ruskin, Pink Man of Bangladesh. Credit: Mohammad Al Amin

The 'Pink Man' of Bangladesh and his battle against female cancers

2 Jul 2025

5 min read

Health worker heroes HPV

Dr Shafiul Alam and his team at icddr,b. Credit: icddr,b

Zika detected in Bangladesh capital

27 May 2025

7 min read

Zika

A health worker in Bangladesh transporting vaccines in a cool box. Credit: Gavi/2023/Ashraful Arefin

50 years of progress: how Bangladesh chose health

21 May 2025

7 min read

Routine immunisation

Children with teachers during a HPV vaccination session at a primary school in Bangladesh. Credit: Sumon Mahmud, Sujanagar UHC

Bangladesh makes HPV vaccine routine after successful launch campaign

4 Feb 2025

3 min read

HPV

Abdullah Al Mamun, businessman and resident of Uttara sector 11 in Dhaka city and his baby daughter Tahiah Binte Abdullah. Credit: Mohammad Al Amin

How do you find the overlooked? An e-tracking system is bringing Bangladesh closer to universal coverage

5 Dec 2024

5 min read

Innovation Spotlight on zero-dose children

Credit: © UNICEF/Salahuddin Ahmed Paulash

Marooned by flash floods, children in eastern Bangladesh kept safe by vaccines

19 Nov 2024

4 min read

Climate change Spotlight on climate change

Located near the Indian and Burmese border, the Chittagong Hill Tracts is the only hilly area in Bangladesh. Though scarcely populated compared to the rest of the country, it is particularly poor, partly because of the lack of arable land. Credit: Pierre Prakash, EU/ECHO, September 2012

Bangladesh is gunning for zero malaria deaths by 2027

23 Jul 2024

4 min read

Malaria

Infectious Diseases Hospital, Mohakhali, Dhaka. Credit: Mohammad Al Amin

How Bangladesh eliminated its “kala-azar” public health problem

29 May 2024

7 min read

Outbreaks

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