Dr Tareq Salahuddin

Dr Tareq Salahuddin is an award winning journalist working as the Health Editor of The Daily Star since 2003. He is a Public Health Professional. Dr Tareq, a clinical medical graduate, is a member of Public Health Association of Bangladesh and a former Member of the Governing Council and Policy Committee of the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), a J2J Fellow on HIV/AIDS and a member of the International AIDS Society. Contact: tareq.salahuddin@thedailystar.net

World Contraception Day 2022

World Contraception Day 2022: Reclaiming the reputation of Bangladesh

A woman’s right to choose the number, timing and spacing of children is basic. Contraception is an integral part of decision-making.

2y ago

Overcoming the stitches of the obstetric fistula

Hamida Begum had a history of prolonged labour of seven days when delivering her first baby – it injured her birth canal massively.

2y ago

Fatty liver disease is killing us!

The number of patients with various liver diseases are on the rise. Some of them are related to the lifestyle, some with metabolic syndrome and other factors. However, having a proper knowledge of these diseases are important.

5y ago

Introduction of rotavirus vaccine: how far is the journey?

Bangladesh has been planning to introduce the rotavirus vaccine for quite a long time. But it does not seem to be very fast. Children

5y ago

HBOT: The oxygen revolution therapy and its potential

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a specialised oxygen treatment that enhances the body’s natural healing processes. It is called the oxygen revolution therapy due to the marvelous outcome of treatment.

5y ago

Challenging TB in Bangladesh

Each year, we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.

5y ago

The rising threat of NCDs in Bangladesh

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease, are collectively responsible for almost 70% of all deaths worldwide. Almost three quarters of all NCD deaths, and 82% of the 16 million people who died prematurely, or before reaching 70 years of age, occur in low- and middle-income countries like Bangladesh.

5y ago
Obesity is increasing in Bangladesh's younger generation

Obesity is increasing among the younger generation in Bangladesh

Obesity and overweight are considered both non-communicable diseases and risk factors. Obesity and overweight increase the risk of diabetes, cancer and cardio-vascular diseases (CVD).

6y ago
October 9, 2016
October 9, 2016

Guide to surgical options and chemotherapy

Some of the cancers that most often affect women are breast, colon, endometrial, lung, cervical, skin, and ovarian cancers.

August 7, 2016
August 7, 2016

Rotavirus vaccine in national immunisation - how far?

Early this year thousands of children got access to rotavirus vaccines in India with the start of a national introduction

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

"Talk to the girls, listen to their needs and keep them in school"

Recently leading international rights, development, civil society and private sector organisations launched a new data and research partnership to monitor and drive progress on gender targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) at Women Deliver conference.

May 22, 2016
May 22, 2016

A global charter for the public’s health

“Taking action to improve the public’s health is set to move into a higher gear”, according to Dr. Mengistu Asnake, President of the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA). “Releasing a template for action to improve health in the modern world makes a timely contribution”, he adds.

November 15, 2015
November 15, 2015

Hope in the remote Bangladesh

Cox's Bazar Women and Children's Hospital — a project of Hope Foundation serves the people living in remotest area of Bangladesh. In some specialised services like fistula operation, they provide tertiary care at free of cost which is even rare in some district level hospitals.

November 1, 2015
November 1, 2015

A decade of tracking progress

Countdown to 2015 – Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival – launched its 2015 Report on October 19, 2015, at the first Global

July 5, 2015
July 5, 2015

Introduction of IPV in Polio endgame

There is steady progress against polio in the world in recent years. In May 2013, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) launched the Eradication &

March 22, 2015
March 22, 2015

Another step forward towards saving children

Bangladesh has introduced the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) in their Expanded Programme of Immunisation (EPI). It was

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