US researchers have proposed a new strategy to combat malaria by treating mosquitoes with anti-malarial drugs instead of solely relying on killing them with insecticides. Traditionally, efforts to curb malaria, responsible for nearly 600,000 deaths annually, mostly among children, have focused on
China, Qatar, Switzerland and others pledged over $170 million to the World Health Organization at its assembly on Tuesday, the agency said, and countries also accepted higher fees to help offset the expected loss of the US, the top donor. "In a challenging climate for global health, these funds w
Members of the World Health Organization adopted an agreement on Tuesday to better prepare for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to COVID-19, but the absence of the US cast doubt on the treaty's effectiveness. After three years of negotiations, the legally binding pact was
Singapore has been awarded the Trans-Fatty Acid Elimination Validation Award by the World Health Organization (WHO), in recognition of its efforts to eliminate industrially produced trans fats from the national food supply. Trans fat consumption is strongly linked to an increased risk of cardiovas
Members of the World Health Organization voted emphatically in favour of a potentially groundbreaking global treaty on improving pandemic preparedness at the World Health Assembly on Monday. One hundred twenty-four countries voted in favour, after Slovakia called for a vote on Monday, as its COVID
A group of researchers from the Department of Parasitology at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) has identified several harmful intestinal parasites affecting both humans and animals. The study highlights crucial public health concerns and is expected to play a significant role in controlling
Brazil, the world's largest poultry exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of avian influenza on a commercial farm in a statement from the Agriculture Ministry on Friday, raising the prospect of restrictions from trade partners. The outbreak occurred in the city of Montenegro in Brazil's southernm
The World Health Organization has reduced its management team by half and will have to scale back operations, its director-general said on Wednesday, four months after the United States announced it was leaving the agency and cutting funding. "To be blunt, we cannot do everything," Tedros Adhanom
Only 13 per cent of dried fish produced in Bangladesh were found to contain traces of pesticides, while the remaining 87 per cent are considered safe for consumption, according to findings of a new study. Researchers noted that even in the dried fish samples where pesticide residues were detected,
A heatstroke centre has been opened under the supervision of Dhaka North City Corporation at its Dedicated Covid Hospital in Mohakhali to treat patients suffering from heat stroke in the current heat wave. “Necessary medical services will be provided free of cost to patients suffering from h
