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
May 3, 2020
Detect, isolate and contain
As the number of Covid-19 deaths and infected patients keep going up, experts blame it on inadequate case detection and isolation measures taken up by the authorities.
April 30, 2020
Ramp up the response now
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases passed the 7,000 mark with record 641 new infections reported yesterday, the National Technical Advisory Committee has recommended scaling up case detection, isolation and treatment measures to tackle the crisis.
April 27, 2020
Hidden cases now spreading virus
Shafiul Alam, a worker at a garment factory in coronavirus-hit Gazipur, returned to his village home in Pirojpur’s Bhandaria upazila on April 15.
April 25, 2020
Big jump in new Covid-19 cases
The country yesterday recorded 503 confirmed cases of Covid-19 -- the highest in a single day since the first case was reported more than a month and a half ago -- with four deaths due to the disease.
April 24, 2020
‘Things better than in US, Europe’
Despite the continued surge in the number of confirmed Covid-19 deaths and cases, Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday claimed that Bangladesh was better off than the US and some European countries.
April 23, 2020
A staggering 85pc cases in Dhaka
Dhaka remains the worst affected division in the country with over 85 percent of all confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
April 22, 2020
Outbreak may be approaching peak
As the country continues to grapple with coronavirus crisis amid a surge in deaths and infections, experts hint that the outbreak is gradually approaching its peak.
April 21, 2020
Medical frontliners suffering the brunt
The novel coronavirus, which has so far infected 2,948 people across the country, is beginning to take a toll on those who are on the frontline of the fight against it: the doctors.
April 18, 2020
Surge in deaths rings alarm
Deaths from Covid-19 hit a new high as the authorities said another 15 people died in 24 hours till 2:30pm yesterday, taking the official death toll to 75.
April 16, 2020
Number of Positive Covid-19 Cases: All of reality may not be reflected
Flaws in detecting suspected coronavirus cases and collecting samples might be contributing to a relatively low number of positive cases compared to other countries at similar stage, say experts.
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