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
February 5, 2020
Coronavirus Screening: Measures at airport still not enough
A plane carrying passengers from the Chinese city of Kunming landed at the capital’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 2:15pm yesterday. An aircraft of Turkish Airlines arrived from Istanbul around the same time.
February 4, 2020
Who cares your PAIN?
Anu Saha, 32, has been travelling to the capital’s Bangbandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from Sirajganj twice a month during the last two years to collect oral morphine for pain management for his dying mother Sebi Saha, 50, a patient of terminal cancer.
February 2, 2020
312 return from virus-hit Wuhan
A total of 312 Bangladeshis, who were stranded in Coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka yesterday morning.
January 21, 2020
Hypertension, Diabetes: Rising cases ring alarm
The number of people with hypertension and diabetes has increased alarmingly in the country and health experts attribute it to poor food habit and lack of exercise.
January 15, 2020
A struggle for water
As soon as the clock hits six in the morning, Salma jumps into action. She hurries towards the bathroom either to take a shower or save some water in a container.
January 14, 2020
Public Hospitals: Outrage over circular on publication of info
A government circular banning publication of any public hospital’s information without the consent from the authorities concerned has sparked criticisms with media professionals and experts considering the move as a blow to press freedom.
January 13, 2020
ANTIBIOTICS USE, SALE: Who needs PRESCRIPTION?
Despite a court directive to stop the over-the-counter sale of antibiotics, the health authorities have taken no concrete steps in this regard, raising the spectre of superbugs, which cause some seven lakh deaths globally per year.
January 13, 2020
The gift of a fixed heart
Due to financial constraints, 18-year-old Anamika had no choice but suffer the effects of ventricular septal defect (VSD) -- a hole in the heart that’s present at birth.
January 10, 2020
Small incision, big result
Surgeons at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (NICVD), for the first time, have successfully replaced the aortic valve in an elderly woman’s heart using a minimally invasive procedure.
January 5, 2020
Malnourishment Research: icddr,b finds homemade solution
If you have a child who struggles to recover from malnourishment despite being well fed, here is some good news for you.
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