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Patients from now on can get their dengue tests at Tk 50 instead of Tk 100 in all public hospitals across the country. This will remain effective for the next one month, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in a statement today.
Despite being a preventable disease, thalassaemia continues to spread in Bangladesh, with an average of around 15 children born with this blood disorder every day.