Healthcare
$4b spent a year on healthcare abroad
Bangladeshis spend around $4 billion abroad every year for healthcare, according to Malik Talha Ismail Bari, senior vice president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).
We must protect doctors from violence
Violence against doctors is an issue that is neither unique to our country nor recent.
Develop a patient referral system
Ease pressure on tertiary facilities, re-imagine healthcare system
FY2024-25 Budget / For real growth, invest more into education and health
Bangladesh still struggles to adequately invest in education and healthcare
Role of mental and physical health in corporate success, explains Shazia Omar
Shazia Omar, a reputed yogini, author, and co-founder of Dhaka Flow, explains why cultivating a supportive and healthy workplace has never been more important.
5 habits to avoid for better oral health
With our lives being so busy all the time, it’s easy to overlook the little things that can make a big difference in maintaining a dazzling smile. So, before you brush off your oral care routine as ‘good enough,’ let’s dive into the top five no-no’s that might be doing a number on your teeth.
#Perspective / Building a healthier Dhaka: Why understanding women’s health benefits us all
Back in the day, discussing the health issues of women was nothing short of a taboo. A serial offender would have an easier time getting a break than someone who openly discusses topics ranging from menstrual cramps to pregnancy woes. This phenomenon was not only confided within your household; it was a global one, and unfortunately, remnants of this taboo still linger in our society today.
The grave irony of medical negligence causing deaths
Instances of medical malpractice are not uncommon in Bangladesh
Google unveils MedLM, the healthcare AI
Google has recently introduced MedLM, a suite of AI models designed for the healthcare sector. Built upon the foundation of Med-PaLM 2, Google's large language model (LLM) for the medical domain, MedLM will be made available on the Vertex AI platform for Google Cloud users in the United States.
People left high and dry by medical bills
Rising healthcare costs have become a major cause of pushing people deeper into poverty. According to a 2015 study by the health ministry, out-of-
Improving healthcare priority: Health minister
Improving healthcare services will be priority of the health ministry in the coming years, says new Health Minister Zahid Malik at his inaugural day.
Poor healthcare plagues RMG units
Four months into her pregnancy, Tahmina, 35, found herself under constant stress as she tried to meet the production quota in the RMG factory in Tejgaon where she had been working for the last four years.
6 doctors, 68 jails!
We have 70,000 inmates and only six doctors to look after them. Although there are 112 posts for prison doctors lying vacant, the state appears to be happy with the pool of just six doctors. Money literally talks in prisons.
Tall task in hand
The threat of infectious diseases looms large in Cox's Bazar Rohingya refugee camps as well as the local communities and beyond with hardly any sign of the Myanmar nationals going back anytime soon. Experts fear that the bordering district, where more than six lakh refugees are sheltered in overcrowded camps lacking pure water and sanitation facilities, is faced with a long-term public health challenge.
Medical facilities stretched to limit
In Kutupalong camp 1, Nasima Khatun, nearly 70 years old, is being carried using a unique device fashioned out of a bamboo stick
People fork out most
Two out of every three Taka of health care costs in Bangladesh is borne by the people while the rest by the government, NGOs and others.
Some thoughts on health budget
By all accounts, healthcare is a policy priority for Bangladesh but compared to other sectors, resource allocation in this sector is quite insufficient.
A hospital for poor
The Sarkari Karmachari Hospital could be an inspiration for our policymakers in designing healthcare services for our garment and expatriate workers and their families.
Bringing healthcare to the patient
The health, nutrition and population (HNP) sector of Bangladesh has achieved commendable success in recent years.