Health

PM chairs meeting on ‘building a healthy Bangladesh’

PM chairs meeting on ‘building a healthy Bangladesh’

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday presided over a meeting on 'building a healthy Bangladesh'. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister's special meeting room at the Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretariat here this afternoon. Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Ho

BNP faces uphill task in health sector

BNP faces uphill task in health sector

As the new BNP-led government assumes office and ministers take charge, public health experts say revitalising an almost stagnant health division will be one of its most urgent challenges. Years of underfunding, weak governance and disrupted services have left the sector struggling to meet growing

US to join WHO meeting on influenza vaccine composition

US to join WHO meeting on influenza vaccine composition

The United States will participate in a World Health Organisation meeting at the end of the month to determine the composition of upcoming influenza vaccines, the agency's official said at a press conference on Wednesday. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's director for epidemic and pandemic preparednes


WHO says one person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh

WHO says one person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh

The World Health Organization said on Friday that a woman had died in northern Bangladesh in January after contracting the deadly Nipah virus infection. The case in Bangladesh, where Nipah cases are reported almost every year, follows two Nipah virus cases identified in neighbouring India, which h

'New govt should prioritise primary healthcare, UHC'

'New govt should prioritise primary healthcare, UHC'

Public health experts have suggested the upcoming elected government prioritise primary healthcare services and universal health coverage (UHC) as the health-sector reform commission formed by the interim government dissatisfied them. They made the suggestion at a policy dialogue titled "Priority

Awareness, early cancer detection can save both lives and cost

Awareness, early cancer detection can save both lives and cost

The lack of awareness and delayed diagnosis are the biggest challenges for Bangladesh's fight against cancer, said Sakif Shamim, Managing Director of Labaid Cancer Hospital and Super Speciality Centre. According to him, many of the patients come to the hospital at a late stage of the disease becaus

Up to 40pc cancer cases preventable: WHO

Up to 40pc cancer cases preventable: WHO

Up to 40 per cent of cancer cases worldwide are preventable, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. In a joint news release issued from Geneva and Lyon ahead of World Cancer Day, the WHO said the conclusion is based on a new global analysis conducted by the WHO and its International Age

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