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
March 17, 2020
Coronavirus: 3 more infected
Three more people have tested positive for coronavirus bringing the country’s total to eight, according to Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research.
March 12, 2020
IEDCR was ‘slow to act’
Measures taken by the IEDCR following the detection of three coronavirus cases have lately raised some concerns.
March 10, 2020
Coronavirus Outbreak: Screening still lax at Dhaka airport
A few minutes before 2:30pm yesterday, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from England’s Manchester landed at the Dhaka airport.
March 6, 2020
Lack of coordination, flaws in govt plan on tackling possible coronavirus outbreak: experts
Bureaucratic tangles and lack of coordination among government bodies pose a major challenge in implementing the government plan to tackle a potential coronavirus outbreak.
March 5, 2020
Emergency response plan ready: govt
The government has finalised an emergency preparedness plan to tackle any possible spread of coronavirus in the country.
March 4, 2020
Coronavirus Outbreak: Suspend on-arrival visas
The ministry of health has recommended a restriction on the visa-on-arrival service for citizens of Iran, South Korea, and Italy as the coronavirus has hit these countries.
March 4, 2020
Taking on the challenges of water and sanitation
With a 25-year illustrious career in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, Hasin Jahan was appointed the country director of WaterAid Bangladesh last year.
February 26, 2020
Coronavirus: Govt amps up preparedness
The government has started weighing its preparedness to tackle a potential novel coronavirus spread, as the virus has continued spreading to a number of countries Bangladesh has close communications with.
February 16, 2020
Quarantined China returnees go home
The 312 returnees from Chinese coronavirus hit city of Wuhan were yesterday released from the capital’s Ashkona Hajj Camp after a 14-day quarantine.
February 7, 2020
Fear of Coronavirus: Face mask stocks run out as demand soars
Just two weeks ago, Ahmed Pharmacy, a small medicine store at Farmgate, had less than five customers looking for face masks.
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