Browse Category

Health

800 fresh dengue cases reported

Bangladesh’s central bank governor elected chairman of Asian Clearing Union India’s push to save its cows starves Bangladesh of beef Bangladesh’s Mustafizur mesmerises with record wicket haul Bangladesh lifts ban on building collapse movie ‘Suicide incidents increased in Bangladesh’ Over 800 fresh cases of dengue were reported in Bangladesh capital Dhaka and the outskirts of the city over the last month, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to over 1,400 till denguSeptember 30 this year. The figure reported by the Institute of Epidemiology, Disea...

Sanitation success declines open defecation into 1pc

Speakers at an international sanitation conference in the capital on Saturday commended Bangladesh on its remarkable success in reducing open defecation and improving access to sanitation, while emphasising on the need to prepare for future challenges. The inaugural session of the conference, entitled Journey To Zero, took place today (03 Oct 2015) at Hotel Lakeshore in Gulshan, and was attended by representative of the Government of Bangladesh, civil society and academia. Mr. Abdul Malek, Secretary, Local Government Division, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, spoke of rates of open defecation falling from 34% in 1990 to

Fish chutney to solve malnutrition, stunting

Chutney and flour made of small fish could be the simple solution to chronic malnutrition and stunting in the women and children of Bangladesh. An Australian PhD student has worked with researchers at the WorldFish Research Centre in Bangladesh. fish chutnyJessica Bogard, from the University of Queensland said the small fish solution could be made anywhere in the world, using local spices. “Bangladesh suffers from, what we call in nutrition, the double or even triple burden of malnutrition,” said Ms Bogard. “Globally we have 800 million...

Delhi based hospital extends health care to BD

In a concerted effort to take quality health care to Bangladesh, New Delhi based BLK Super Speciality Hospital, organized a high end super speciality consultancy which was extended to the needy patients in an Outdoor Patient Department (OPD) held at Mrijajangal, Sylhet. According to a recent analysis by National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), prevalence of diabetes among adults in Bangladesh has increased considerably from 1995 to BLK2010. The risk factors like diabetes and hypertension is significantly associated with high prevalence of Chronic K...

Qatar Charity opens healthcare centres in BD

Qatar Charity (QC) recently opened 13 healthcare centres in different places in Bangladesh to benefit more than 500,000 people . QC implemented the projects in the poorest districts of Pabna, Kishoreganj , Gazipur, Naogaon, Madaripur, Barguna, Gaibandha, and Barisal, at a cost of QR1,000,000. As part of the project, QC supplied these centres and the outpatient clinics with drugs and medical items. It also covered routine medical examinations. QC runs these projects either QCdirectly, or in cooperation with local committees in order to offer basic medical care ...

Apollo Hospitals to expand operations in Bangladesh

Apollo Hospitals to restructure retail business Apollo Hospitals to start three hospitals by December end Apollo Hospitals acquires 51% stake in Guwahati-based Assam Hospitals Piramal Enterprises acquires minority stake in Apollo’s Health SuperHiway Apollo Hospitals: Ready to reap gains from expansion The Apollo Hospital Group is planning to expand its operations in Bangladesh and Kolkata in appollo hospitalsthe next few years, a top official of the city facility said today. “We presently have a hospital in Dhaka. We have plans to...
Verified by MonsterInsights