Cardiac Implants For Children: Top hospitals using unauthorised devices
Unauthorised companies are smuggling a number of cardiac medical devices into the country and selling those to some of Dhaka’s top public and private hospitals without proper vetting, raising questions about health regulations and patient safety.
11m ago
$27b health budget in the works
The government is preparing a $27 billion budget for the upcoming five-year health sector plan, up 52.5 percent from the ongoing programme that ends in June 2024.
11m ago
Of lost loved ones and incomplete goodbyes
Asrafullah Jamal, a dengue patient being treated at the capital’s Kurmitola General Hospital, had a difficult time bidding farewell to his son, Kazem Ashraf.
1y ago
A trip to Germany to learn fogging!
Experts have raised questions about a recent foreign trip by four government officials and a ward councillor to Germany to acquire skills in operating mosquito fogging machines.
1y ago
How others control dengue
In 2010, Kolkata city had faced its worst dengue outbreak -- an event that prompted the municipality to draw up a definitive plan to control the menace.
1y ago
Should Bangladesh try Wolbachia?
Many countries including Singapore, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Brazil are opting for the Wolbachia method for dengue control.
1y ago
Dengue Outbreak: Platelet kit crunch delaying treatment
Treatment of seriously ill dengue patients is being affected by an acute shortage of the kit needed to extract platelets from whole blood in a method that requires only a single donor.
1y ago
Neglected, they demand fair pay, promotions
It was 2021. Braving flooding in the Padma basin which disrupted daily life and rendered vast stretches of land uninhabitable in Manikganj, a group of local health workers toiled tirelessly to safeguard the health of children disregarding their own.
1y ago
March 16, 2022
Edible oil prices: Consumers yet to reap benefits of VAT cut
Even though the government on Monday partially removing VAT on edible oils, consumers have yet to get any relief as traders have not reduced prices as of yesterday.
March 16, 2022
‘It seems they are denying us justice’
After six months of an 11-month-old’s death due to alleged negligence in post-operative care, two investigations regarding the death are still in limbo.
March 15, 2022
Watch what you eat and drink
The majority of the ready-to-consume snacks and beverages like fizzy drinks, chips and fried chicken contain substances harmful for health and are responsible for non-communicable diseases, found local researchers.
March 9, 2022
A nightmare far too long
Around 19.48 lakh confirmed cases and 29,096 deaths.
March 1, 2022
3 divs lag behind in Covid inoculation
Barishal, Mymensingh, and Sylhet divisions have yet to reach the target of inoculating 70 percent of the population aged 12 years and above.
February 24, 2022
Bedlam over jabs
The Covid-19 vaccination centres are a hub of chaos now after the government scrapped the mandatory registration for the jab from February 16 and with the window to get the first dose slamming shut on February 26.
February 16, 2022
Antimicrobial API: Kirtankhola worst affected in the world
The Kirtankhola river has the greatest excess of an antimicrobial API in the world, according to a global study that found levels of metronidazole in the river water to be more than 300 times the safe limit.
February 12, 2022
Countrywide oxygen generators: 99 promised, none completed
None of the 99 oxygen generators the government planned for health facilities across the country at different times last year has been set up yet.
February 7, 2022
Vaccination awaits milestone
Bangladesh is closing in on the milestone of vaccinating 10 crore people with the first Covid-19 dose despite facing many a challenge.
February 3, 2022
Kidney patients in Dhaka, CTG hospitals: Held hostage to public-pvt row
Kidney patients suffered badly as dialysis services remained halted for seven hours at two public hospitals in the capital and Chattogram yesterday.
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