WHO says mpox 鈥榥ot the new Covid鈥�
The World Health Organisation said Tuesday that the mpox outbreak was not another Covid-19.
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Protests widen over Indian doctor鈥檚 rape, murder
Thousands of outraged Indian protesters, including arch-rival football fans and lawyers, called for justice on Monday after the rape and murder of a doctor as widespread strikes by healthcare workers entered a second week...
Resignation of DGHS director general demanded
Doctors and staff members aligned with Bangladesh Nationalist Party demanded the resignation of the director general and other pro-Awami League officials of Directorate General of Health Services on Monday.
Robed Amin made acting DG of DGHS
The line director at the Department of Non communicable Disease Control Programme of the Directorate General of Health Service, Professor Mohammad Robed Amin, has been made the acting director general of the DGHS...
WHO seeks mpox vaccine production surge
The World Health Organization on Friday urged manufacturers to ramp up production of mpox vaccines to rein in the spread of a more dangerous strain of the virus.
Health ministry issues mpox alert in Bangladesh
The health ministry has said that Bangladesh is on high alert for mpox (previously monkeypox), an infectious disease which has spread across various countries, particularly in Central Africa.
Revamp of constitution demanded
Speakers in a discussion on Wednesday demanded a revamp of the constitution to plug loopholes preventing any dictators from rising in future...
AWC offers complimentary health services to students
The American Wellness Center has launched a new initiative to support students in response to the profound losses and financial hardships endured by many due to the anti-quota student movement, said a press release...
Bangladesh Health Watch demands proper care for injured in unrest
Bangladesh Health Watch, a non-governmental organisation, urged the authorities concerned to immediately issue directives and provide resources to all healthcare institutions for treating people injured amid the unprecedented situation that has been created in the country in the past few weeks.
India, in sickness and in health
IN THE 1980s, a Bengali demographer had rudely but not inaccurately described four north Indian states as sick by giving them the acronym 鈥楤IMARU鈥�, assembled with the first letters of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. 鈥楤imar鈥� means sick or ailing and the four states were singled out for the description for their...
HC asks DG health service to stop corruption in health sector聽
The High Court on Sunday severely criticised the Directorate General of Health Services for alleged corruption in the health sector.
Most people just one medical bill away from poverty
A HIGH out-of-pocket expenditure, poor access to quality health care, rampant corruption, poorly regulated growth of private healthcare system and low government investment in the health sector have eroded people鈥檚 access to health care. The out-of-pocket expenditure has also pushed a large number of households below the poverty line...
No substitute to scientific diet for good health: NMST DG
The National Museum of Science and Technology director general, Muhammad Munir Chowdhury, at a seminar said that there was no substitute to a scientific diet for good health...
Covid still kills 1,700 a week worldwide: WHO
Covid-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as it urged at-risk populations to keep up with their vaccinations against the disease.
Health minister urges reduction in caesarean deliveries
Health minister Samanta Lal Sen emphasised government鈥檚 commitment to reduce the number of caesarean operations in childbirth across Bangladesh....
ACC sues ex-DGHS DG Azad, JKG鈥檚 Sabrina
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against seven people, including former director general of the Directorate General of Health Services Professor Abul Kalam Azad and JKG Health Care chairperson Sabrina Sharmin Hossain, on charges of cheating people by preparing fake Covid-19 test reports...
Construction begins on burn unit after PM鈥檚 China visit: minister
Health and family welfare minister Samanta Lal Sen said on Saturday that construction on a 100-bed burn and plastic surgery unit would begin in Chattogram after prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 China visit....
Fuel shortages catastrophic for devastated health services in Gaza: WHO
The World Health Organisation chief has warned that a dire lack of fuel could have a 鈥榗atastrophic鈥� impact on already devastated health services in the war-ravaged...
Govt reaches healthcare services to people鈥檚 doorsteps across Bangladesh: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that her government reached the healthcare services to the people鈥檚 doorsteps across Bangladesh....
Deplorable absence of efforts to ensure workplace safety
AN INCREASE in workplace death by 22 per cent in the first half of 2024 from the 2023 corresponding period points to a continued criminal negligence on part of the authorities in ensuring workplace safety and labour rights. A Safety and Rights Society report, made public on July 1, says that at least 475 workers died and many became injured...
SAU teacher Ibrahim receives PhD thesis award in Italy
Sylhet Agricultural University鈥檚 fisheries health management department associate professor Sarker Md Ibrahim Khalil awarded the best PhD thesis award at the 28th Italian National Fish Pathological Conference in Italy recently...
Sugar-sweetened beverage taxation
CONSUMPTION of sugar-sweetened beverages, such as regular soda, fruit drinks, sports and energy drinks, sweetened waters, pop, cola, tonic fruit punch, lemonade, sweetened powdered drinks, and coffee and tea beverages with added sugars, is a major public health problem globally...
Unique health ID for citizens under way: minister
Health minister Samanta Lal Sen on Tuesday said that the work was under way to create a shared health record for every citizen, providing a unique health ID...
2.6m die annually due to alcohol: WHO
Alcohol kills nearly three million people annually, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, adding that while the death rate had dropped slightly in recent years it remained 鈥榰nacceptably high鈥�...
Inequitable access to health care in CHT a persistent concern
NEARLY three decades after the signing of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord in 1997, the healthcare system in the region still remains underdeveloped, particularly in the remote areas. In the past few weeks, in three remote villages of Baghaichari upazila in Rangamati, people with symptoms of diarrhoea and fever have been suffering with...
Health crisis strikes in Rangamati villages
Three remote villages in Rangamati鈥檚 Baghaichari upazila are grappling with outbreaks of diarrhea and fever and the situation is getting worse as these areas are not...
Holidaymakers mustn鈥檛 ignore dengue menace
THE dengue menace is lurking around the corner. Since January, at least 39 people have died of dengue and 3,150 people have been affected by this dengue fever. During festivals, as the prices of all essentials increase, so does the suffering. The threat of infectious diseases to public health increases too...
Doctors鈥� negligence of duty will not be tolerated: minister
Health minister Samanta Lal Sen on Sunday warned that doctors鈥� negligence of duty in the government hospitals across Bangladesh would not be tolerated....
Increased health budget unlikely to help people
The government proposed a Tk 3,356 crore increase in budget allocation for the health and family welfare sector for the FY2024鈥�25 which experts viewed...