Gaza has become mass grave: MSF
Medical aid agency Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday said Israel鈥檚 military operations and blockage of humanitarian aid had turned Gaza into a graveyard for Palestinians and those helping them...
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West Bank Palestinians in 鈥榚xtremely precarious鈥� situation
Doctors Without Borders denounced on Monday the 鈥榚xtremely precarious鈥� situation of Palestinians displaced by the on-going Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank.
MSF urges Israel to stop using aid as 鈥榖argaining chip鈥�
The Doctors Without Borders medical charity claimed Wednesday that Israel had 鈥榠nstrumentalised humanitarian needs鈥� in Gaza, with its decision to halt aid and cut electricity into the Palestinian territory...
Doctors likely to join interns鈥� strike
The Doctors鈥� Movement for Justice has announced that it will join the ongoing work stoppage and the boycott of academic activities by interns and students from Saturday.
Intern doctors submit memo to DGHS, continue strike聽
A group of intern doctors and students from both government and private medical colleges submitted their demands to the Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday, calling for the use of the title 鈥榙octor鈥� to be reserved exclusive for those holding a bachelor of medicine and bachelor of聽 surgery (MBBS) degree and a bachelor of dental surgery (BDS) degree...
Interns鈥� strike antithetical to their professional obligation
PATIENTS suffer across the country as the intern doctors of public hospitals in divisional towns went on a work abstention programme on February 23, demanding that anyone without a bachelor of medicine, surgery, or dental surgery cannot be allowed to use the title 鈥榙octor鈥�. Since healthcare services, particularly in the outpatient and emergency departments in the public...
Four journalists injured in attack for publishing news
Four Shariatpur-based journalists were injured in an attack by a group of miscreants in front of the deputy commissioner鈥檚 office in the district town on Monday reportedly for publishing news over the negligence of doctors at a hospital...
JULY UPRISING: BSMMU suspends 15 doctors, nurses, staff members
Fifteen staff members, including senior doctors and nurses of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University have been suspended in connection with the killing that occurred near the university鈥檚 cabin block during the anti-discrimination student movement in July...
BARD holds two-month basic training for doctors
The 179th special basic training course organised for BCS (health) cadre officers inaugurated at Bangladesh Academy of Rural Development in Cumilla on Sunday....
Thousands march in India as doctors resume strike
Tens of thousands of people packed the streets of one of India鈥檚 biggest cities after doctors resumed a strike and called fresh rallies over the rape and murder of a colleague...
Indian doctors resume strike
Indian doctors in Kolkata said on Tuesday they had resumed a strike to protest against the brutal rape and murder of a colleague because their demands for hospital safety improvements had not been met...
Aid group MSF protests migrant ship detention in Italy
The president of medical charity Doctors Without Borders accused Italy鈥檚 hard-right government Wednesday of seeking to criminalise humanitarian aid to drowning migrants, after authorities detained its rescue ship...
Doctors go on strike over assault at Cox鈥檚 Bazar Sadar Hospital
Physicians at Cox鈥檚 Bazar Sadar Hospital went on strike on Wednesday protesting against assault on doctors and other staff by relatives of a patient who died.
DAB demands cancellation of appointment of 鈥榝ascist regime鈥� supporters
The Doctors Association of Bangladesh on Saturday demanded cancellation of appointments of supporters of the 鈥榝ascist regime鈥�, including Mohammed Robed Amin, the director general of the...
Outpatient services resume at DMCH, Suhrawardy Hospital
The outpatient services at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital resumed on Wednesday.
Govt urges doctors to withdraw shutdown
The interim government鈥檚 health adviser, Nurjahan Begum, on Sunday requested doctors to withdraw their shutdown programme at hospitals across the country.
Doctors in India strike after rape, murder of colleague
Indian doctors in government hospitals across several states halted elective services 鈥榠ndefinitely鈥� on Monday to protest the rape and murder of a young medic.
Negligence of doctors will not be tolerated: minister
Health and family welfare minister Professor Samanta Lal Sen Sunday said negligence of doctors while providing treatment to the patients will not be tolerated...
Ukraine probes doctors for helping men dodge military draft
Ukraine said Friday it is investigating several doctors in the western region of Lviv for taking bribes to illegally issue medical documents to men trying to evade military service...
France to fine patients who miss medical appointments
France is to introduce a five euro ($5.50) penalty for people who fail to turn up for millions of doctors' appointments missed each year, the prime minister said Saturday.