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
December 17, 2020
Demand for ICU beds on the rise
As the number of Covid-19 infections has been rising since November, the demand for ICU beds at hospitals in the capital has almost doubled.
December 14, 2020
26,000 health assistants to rejoin work from today
After assurance from the officials of the directorate general of health services about better payment, some 26,000 health assistants will join work from today.
December 10, 2020
Covid-19 Vaccine: The poor may face disparity
The poor and people living on the fringes have been enduring inadequate access to coronavirus testing and treatment facilities and now they are likely to have to do the same for vaccines.
December 9, 2020
Uncertainty looms over vaccine drives
Uncertainty looms large over the expanded programme on immunisation (EPI) under the health directorate and possibly Covid-19 vaccination as around 26,000 field-level health assistants are on strike since November 26 demanding better pay.
December 7, 2020
Covid-19 Pandemic People aged 20-40 are ‘super spreader’
As the number of Covid-19 cases keeps rising with the advent of winter, people aged between 20 and 40 are the super spreader of this highly contagious virus, experts said.
December 5, 2020
Antigen test begins in 10 dists today
Amid the significant rise in the number of new coronavirus cases, the health directorate is all set to start antigen-based rapid testing in 10 districts from today.
December 1, 2020
2,525 cases in 24hrs, highest in 3 months
The country yesterday reported 2,525 new cases of Covid-19 -- the highest for a single day in nearly three months.
November 30, 2020
Infection spikes by 32.5pc this month
With winter sweeping over the country, Covid-19 cases have risen by 32.5 percent this month compared to the number recorded last month.
November 27, 2020
Rigorous steps a must to curb virus infection
The total number of deaths for coronavirus surpassed 6,500 mark in the country as 37 more died of the virus in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
November 26, 2020
Preparing for 2nd Wave: oxygen supply still not optimised
Although hospitals across the country struggled during the first wave of Covid-19 transmission due to a lack of central oxygen supply, the authorities said they were still relying on cylinder-based oxygen supply.
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