Lipid-based supplement to improve infant health
Fortified, lipid- or fat-based nutritional supplements provided during pregnancy to women in Bangladesh reduced stunting, abnormally low weight and small head size in babies born to these women, reports a team of University of California, Davis, researchers who led the international project.
The lipid-based supplement was more effective in promoting healthy birth outcomes for infants than just iron and folic acid prenatal supplements, commonly recommended for pregnant women.
Findings from the study, which tracked the health of more than 3,000 participating women and their infants, 
Lions Club arranges free diabetes check-up
Lions Club of Dhaka Dilkusha Green, Lions Clubs International, District 315 A1, Bangladesh has organized a free Diabetes Check-up Program in World Diabetes Day among the mass people at Dilkusha, Motijheel recently.
Region Chairperson Headquarter of Lions Clubs International, District 315 A1 Ln. Kutubuddin, 
Region Chairperson & President of Lions Club of Dhaka Dilkusha Green Ln. Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, Zone Chairperson Ln. Qamar Uddin Ahmed, Treasures Ln. Kazi Imtiaz Uddin Ahmed, Ln. Kaiser Ahmed Tanvir, Ln. Lutful Alam, L...
Region Chairperson & President of Lions Club of Dhaka Dilkusha Green Ln. Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, Zone Chairperson Ln. Qamar Uddin Ahmed, Treasures Ln. Kazi Imtiaz Uddin Ahmed, Ln. Kaiser Ahmed Tanvir, Ln. Lutful Alam, L...
Chronic diseases hitting poorest households hard
The number of people in Bangladesh dying from chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and hypertension—long considered diseases of the wealthy because the poor didn’t tend to live long enough to develop them—increased dramatically among the nation’s poorest households over a 24-year period, suggests new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The study, published Oct. 13 in the International Journal of Epidemiology, found that the rate of people dying from chronic conditions between 1982 and 2005 fell amon
Grim but essential, autopsies are saving lives in BD
Something went terribly wrong when Asta Banu gave birth. Her labour was difficult and seemed to take forever. When the baby – a boy – was finally born, he was unresponsive. Although Ms. Banu’s family quickly arranged transportation to the Thakurgaon District Hospital, their efforts were in vain. During the 20 km drive, the baby slipped into a coma and died.
Tragically, Ms. Banu’s story is a common one.
In Bangladesh, 21 newborns die out of every 1,000 live births, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). It is more than twice the neonatal mortality rate in the Asia and Pacific Region.
US taxpayers fund health studies in Bangladesh
US taxpayers are funding millions of dollars in grants to study health in faraway places such as Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, as well as the health effects of cook stoves, commonly used in places such as Central America and India, National Institutes of Health grants show.
At the University of Colorado, professor Jane A. Menken has received more than $3.1 million 
since 2010 to study the “Long-term effects of health and development interactions in rural Bangladesh,” NIH records show.
“Maternal and child health and family planning are esse...
since 2010 to study the “Long-term effects of health and development interactions in rural Bangladesh,” NIH records show.
“Maternal and child health and family planning are esse...
Foundation of tomorrow’ sanitation solutions
“Bangladesh can play the lead role on sanitation in the South Asian region.” said Abdul Malek, Secretary, Local Government Division, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives at the closing session of sanitation conference ‘Journey to ZERO’ yesterday (4 October 2015).
He also mentioned that going forward, Bangladesh must continue to prioritise sanitation in order to meet the Sustainable Development Goals.
Guests at the session included Christian Fotsch, the Ambassador of Switzerland, Johan Frisell, the Ambassador of Sweden and...
Guests at the session included Christian Fotsch, the Ambassador of Switzerland, Johan Frisell, the Ambassador of Sweden and...
