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Why the WHO Pandemic Agreement matters for Bangladesh

The agreement also endorses the “One Health” approach, which integrates human, animal, and environmental health.

Effective law and planning can control noise pollution

While addressing vehicular noise has been a focus, it is equally vital to regulate loudspeaker usage in communal and religious settings.

Pharmacies can become urban primary healthcare hubs

One of the major problems in the current healthcare system is the lack of an effective referral system and inadequate gatekeeping at tertiary care facilities. Barring emergency care and referrals from lower-tier health facilities, patients should not visit hospitals as they are meant to provide tertiary-level care

Time to form a national cancer control strategy

Rising cases of cancer pose a big threat to Bangladesh

Leave no one behind in Sudan

Trapped Bangladeshis must be rescued without delay amid ceasefire uncertainty

World should push for peace in Sudan

Otherwise, we might have another major humanitarian crisis on our hands

World Health Day 2023 / Let's fix primary healthcare first

Lack of career growth opportunities in upazila and rural areas, as well as concerns about personal safety and security, contribute to the reluctance of healthcare professionals to work there.

Stop killing our 'sign of life'

Better water management can nourish people's lives

Dhaka air most polluted in the world this morning

Iraq's Baghdad and Myanmar's Yangon occupied the second and third places with AQI of 238 and 193 respectively

April 11, 2020
April 11, 2020

WHO warns about dangers of premature lifting of COVID-19 restrictions

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned countries on to be cautious about lifting restrictions introduced to curb the spread of the new coronavirus and voiced alarm it was taking hold in Africa.

March 21, 2020
March 21, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: WHO suggests urgent action in Bangladesh

The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests Bangladesh government take urgent action to fight the coronavirus outbreak.

March 21, 2020
March 21, 2020

WHO message to youth on coronavirus: 'You are not invincible'

Coronavirus can sicken or kill young people as well and they must also avoid mingling and spreading it to older and more vulnerable people, the World Health Organization has said.

March 17, 2020
March 17, 2020

WHO calls for urgent, aggressive actions as coronavirus cases soar in Southeast Asia region

The World Health Organization (WHO) calls on Southeast Asian countries, including Bangladesh, to urgently scale-up aggressive measures to combat Covid-19, as confirmed cases crossed 480, and the disease claimed eight lives in the region.

January 6, 2019
January 6, 2019

Breathe Healthy!!!

Breathe healthy and ensure the safest air for your family! We try to guarantee all kind of safety for our loved ones, for our kids, for our family like safe home, safe drinking water and so on. But have we thought about the air we are inhaling every second? Are you and your family breathing safely?

September 7, 2018
September 7, 2018

WHO lauds Bangladesh support for Rohingyas

WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh highly appreciates Bangladesh's all-out support in the full range of care, including good health care, for Rohingya people living here.

July 28, 2018
July 28, 2018

World Hepatitis Day 2018: 10 facts about hepatitis

Saturday, July 28 marks World Hepatitis Day 2018, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness of the disease and focus on how it can be treated, and eliminated.

June 14, 2018
June 14, 2018

Suicide 2nd highest cause of death in people aged 15-29

The recent deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have cast a spotlight on a jarring spike in suicides worldwide and on the importance of confronting the issue.

May 28, 2018
May 28, 2018

Childhood obesity: 5 prevention tips for parents

Here are five tips for parents designed to help protect children from the dangers of the global epidemic of child obesity.

May 17, 2018
May 17, 2018

WHO calls emergency meeting on Congo's Ebola outbreak

The UN World Health Organization will convene an Emergency Committee on Friday to consider the international risks of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier says