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.
1y 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.
1y 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
April 8, 2021
S African variant dominant in Dhaka
The South African variant of Covid-19 is dominant in Dhaka, revealed an icddr,b study last night.
April 7, 2021
South African variant of Covid-19 dominant in Dhaka: icddr,b study
A recent study by the icddr,b revealed that the South African variant of the novel coronavirus is dominant in Dhaka.
April 5, 2021
Another new record in daily Covid cases
The Covid-19 infection rate hit a new record yesterday as a total of 7,087 people tested positive in the past 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
April 5, 2021
Surveillance data key to fighting Covid
With no sign of Covid-19 going away any time soon, accurate and sufficient surveillance data is more important than ever to help inform public health policy in fighting the pandemic, said Dr Nazrul Islam, member of the UN-WHO Technical Advisory Group on Covid-19 Mortality Assessment.
April 2, 2021
Covid Treatment at Public Hospitals: Oxygen supply still dangerously low
With the number of infections and deaths from Covid-19 getting bigger, inadequate high-flow oxygen support at public hospitals has become a serious cause for concern.
March 31, 2021
Response delayed, and it lacks clarity
Experts say the 18-point directive that the government issued on Monday to curb the rapid surge in Covid cases is not only a delayed response but it also lacks clarity.
March 29, 2021
Positivity rate jumps to 17.69pc
As the positivity rate jumped to 17.69 percent against 22,136 tests in 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, there is no alternative to enforce transmission control activities immediately, experts have said.
March 25, 2021
Infections gallop amid slow response
In the wake of the second Covid-19 wave in the country, the government’s efforts to check virus transmission and ensure treatment are still inadequate in view of the ground reality.
March 24, 2021
New Covid-19 cases jump to 9-month high
The health directorate yesterday reported the highest number of new Covid-19 cases in nearly nine months.
March 23, 2021
Covid cases, deaths climb
As deaths from Covid-19 and the number of new cases continue rising, experts fear the transmission rate may rise further in the coming weeks.
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