Eight die of dengue in Bangladesh in 24 hours
Eight more people died of dengue fever in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 158 this year.
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Alternative financing for health care
THE management of the health sector in Bangladesh is physician-based which has advantages. When clinicians, however, venture into public health, they wade into a...
Interim govt health adviser for urgent healthcare reforms in Bangladesh
Bangladesh interim government health and family welfare adviser Noorjahan Begum emphasised the urgent need to reform the country鈥檚 healthcare sector.
New Bangladesh and our aspirations
TODAY is World Pharmacists Day. The day marks the anniversary of the inception of the International Pharmaceutical Federation, FIP, in 1912 and was adopted by the FIP Council, made up of pharmacy leaders from throughout the world, at their congress in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2009. Since then, World Pharmacists Day has been celebrated...
Govt publishes draft list of 708 killed in student-led mass uprising in Bangladesh
The Directorate General of Health Services on Tuesday for the first time published a list of 708 deaths in the student-led mass uprising in July-August that forced deposed prime minister...
Aligning foreign aid with national priorities
BANGLADESH has made notable progress in its development trajectory, characterised by significant accomplishments in areas such as poverty alleviation, education, healthcare and infrastructure development. These achievements stem from the collaborative efforts of various stakeholders, including the government, non-governmental organisations, and...
Social media trap
SCROLLING through platforms like TikTok or Facebook might seem like a casual pastime, but beneath the surface, these activities are reshaping our cognitive processes and emotional well-being in significant ways. Let鈥檚 explore how this digital engagement is subtly influencing our brains and mental health...
Addiction crisis: saving the youth
DRUG addiction has emerged as one of the most critical public health and social issues in Bangladesh, particularly among the younger population. The increasing accessibility and use of harmful substances such as yaba, phenedyl and heroin have led to a widespread crisis, threatening not only individuals but the future of the entire nation. The youth, who...
Govt nod must for raw material import, foreign drug sale: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a ban on importing pharmaceutical raw materials and selling foreign medicines without prior approval from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare...
MA Faiz resigns as chair of health sector reform expert panel
Professor MA Faiz has resigned from his position as the chair of the expert panel on health sector reforms formed by the interim government on September 3...
Quarter of Gaza wounded have life-changing injuries: WHO
The World Health Organisation said on Thursday that at least a quarter of those hurt in the war raging in Gaza have suffered 鈥榣ife-changing injuries鈥�, many requiring amputations and other...
Reform in strategic purchase of health care
HEALTHCARE financing is the backbone of the healthcare system. The other health system components are (1) inputs: (i) human resources for health, (ii) medicine, (iii) technology including diagnostics and (iv) physical infrastructure; (2) processes: (i) leadership or stewardship, (ii) governance and (iii) health management information system, which, however, by...
625 killed, 18,380 injured in mass uprising: health services secy
A total of 625 people have lost their lives and 18,380 have been injured during the student-led mass uprising, senior secretary MA Akmal Hossain Azad of the Health Services Division said on Wednesday.
Students and suicide
THE escalating suicide rates among students in Bangladesh present a grave and complex issue, influenced by a host of socio-economic and psychological factors. Media reported that 513 students took their own lives in 2023, of which 227 are school students.聽Contributing factors include family discord, mental health struggles, academic stress, high expectations from parents and educators, sexual harassment, substance abuse, romantic disappointments, hormonal imbalances in teenagers, and internet addiction...
One dies of dengue, 615 hospitalised in 24hrs in Bangladesh
One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning.
Govt should dive into dengue prevention job without delay
THE average daily hospital admission of patients with dengue, which in the first six days in September doubled the number in the corresponding days of August, suggests a potentially threatening outbreak of the disease and a general failure of the health and local government authorities concerned to control the dengue vector during the...
Dengue hospitalisation, death rise amid inaction
The daily average hospitalisation of dengue patients in the first six days of the current month more than doubled compared with the same period of the last month, causing healthcare professionals and...
Breaking the silence: Addressing mental health crisis
MENTAL health, often overlooked, is a serious public health concern in Bangladesh. Inadequate access to mental health care in the country, limited awareness and deep-rooted stigma hinder effective management and treatment. The Covid pandemic had a profound impact on mental health. Like many post-pandemic countries, mental health problems have increased in Bangladesh...
Beyond bombs and bullets: the full tally of Gaza鈥檚 dead
ISRAEL鈥橲 assault on Gaza has now officially surpassed the gruesome milestone of 40,000 Palestinians dead, but in counting only those killed in direct acts of violence that number captures just a fraction of the human loss...
For sustainable national milieu of respectability
WHAT eats up the vitality of a nation? Mendacity 鈥� deceit, dishonesty, and lying 鈥� are the vilest of sins. A respectable nation is built on respectable people, and respectability starts with oneself, which translates into respect for others. It is expressed through manners, sobriety, and other experiential and observed learnings...
Govt must attend to emerging health crisis in flood-hit districts
THE suffering of people from diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases in the flood-hit districts suggests that the government is not prepared to tackle the post-disaster health crisis. As flood water has begun to recede in Noakhali and Feni, two of the worst-affected areas, the district hospitals and other health facilities are struggling to attend diarrhoea patients...
Patients suffer as DMCH doctors keep outdoor services shut
The doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Monday announced that they would resume outpatient healthcare from today, after two days of work stoppage...
Demographic transition and its global impact
IN THE 21st century, demographic transition, not an esoteric fact any more, has become a critical issue for policymakers and economists worldwide. The process affects every aspect of society, from the labour market and economic growth to healthcare systems and social security to the extent that supranational organisations such as the World Bank...
A doctor brutally killed
ON AUGUST 8, a 31-year-old doctor at the RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata (West Bengal, India) finished her 36-hour shift at the hospital, ate dinner with her colleagues and went to the college鈥檚 seminar hall to rest before her next shift...
Air pollution shortens life span of Bangladeshis by 4.8 years: WHO
Bangladesh is the world鈥檚 most polluted country and fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) shortens the average Bangladeshi resident鈥檚 life expectancy by 4.8 years, relative to what it would be if the World Health Organisation guideline of 5 碌g/m鲁 was met, says a new global report released on Wednesday...
Getting prepared for Monkeypox
MONKEYPOX is a zoonotic disease with a presentation similar to smallpox. Clinical differentiation of the disease from smallpox and varicella is difficult. Laboratory diagnostics are the principal components of the identification and surveillance of the disease, and new tests are needed for a more precise and rapid diagnosis. Monkeypox earned its name in...
Authorities must resume all dengue containment activities
A RELAXED anti-mosquito drive in the peak monsoon season in August has resulted in an increase in dengue death and infection. Both death and infection rates have doubled in August compared with that in June and July. At least 20 people died of dengue, as the Directorate General of Health Services says, and 4,041 were admitted to hospital in 21 days...
Dengue hospitalisation, death on rise in Bangladesh
The hospitalisation rate from dengue infection and death rose sharply in August amid a relaxed anti-mosquito drive in the peak monsoon season...
Jailed Iranian Nobel winner denied medical care: UN
UN experts on Tuesday accused Iran of denying jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi proper healthcare, saying she reportedly suffered physical violence earlier this month...
Mpox 鈥榥ot the new Covid鈥�, says WHO
The mpox outbreak is not another Covid-19, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the means to control it...