Healthcare’s slice gets smaller
People may not get any respite from increased healthcare cost as the share of the budget allocation for the health sector has been reduced for next fiscal compared to that of the outgoing year.
4d ago
Utilising Funds: Health ministry fares worst, yet again
The health ministry continues to struggle with utilisation of funds allocated in the national budget, like it did in the past few years.
1w ago
‘20,000 women suffering in silence’
Ensuring access to maternal services from skilled healthcare professionals is urgent since around 20,000 women still suffer from fistula in the country, according to experts.
2w ago
Thalassaemia day: Over 5k babies born with the disease every year
Despite being a preventable disease, thalassaemia continues to spread in Bangladesh, with an average of around 15 children born with this blood disorder every day.
4w ago
Cardiac Treatment: Patients hit hard by costly stents
Mohiuddin Ahmed was extremely anxious. And it was just not because his 68-year-old father was undergoing a cardiac stent implantation surgery.
Ac System Failure: Cardiac surgeries halted for days at NICVD
Cardiac surgeries have been halted for at least 10 days at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) for failure of the air-conditioning system at the intensive care units.
Afternoon Outpatient Services: Good step
Patients have mostly praised the afternoon outpatient services initiated at some public hospitals on a pilot basis though concerns remain about its long-term sustainability due to the severe shortage of physicians and other healthcare staffers.
Avoiding heat stroke: Do’s and Don’ts
As a heatwave is sweeping across different parts of the country, physicians have advised people to avoid activity in direct sunlight to stay safe from heat stroke.
Heatwave: How to avoid heat stroke
As a heatwave is sweeping across different parts of the country, physicians have advised people to avoid activity in direct sunlight to stay safe from heat stroke
Plagued with irregularities
Nesar Mia, an aspirant migrant who was supposed to go to Qatar for work, was faced with a nightmare when he tested positive for tuberculosis at the Stemz Health Care BD Pvt Ltd in Dhaka around June last year.
Where we stand now and the road ahead
When the first casualty of Covid-19 in the country was reported on March 18, 2020, it made headlines in almost all national dailies the next day.
Where we stand now and the road ahead
So far, around 20.38 lakh Covid-19 cases were detected and 29,445 lives lost due to the viral disease
Proper utilisation of time puts Rafsan on top
Rafsan Zaman, who scored the highest in the entrance exam for the 2023-24 MBBS, attributed his success, apart from his determination, to proper utilisation of time and focus on studies
DMCH team: Stepping up in the hour of need
When ward master Riaz Uddin received the first three patients injured in the Siddikbazar explosion around 5:00pm on Tuesday, he had no idea that he was going to see over 100 more.
Trafficked To Cambodia: Four victims get their money back
Four out of the five trafficked Bangladeshi youths, who were forced to con people over the internet in Cambodia last year, have got their money back.
Govt doctors can see patients after hours
Doctors in 83 public hospitals would be able to run private practice after office hours at their institutions from March as the government looks to get more use out of the existing healthcare infrastructure.
Locally Developed PCR Test KIT: Cheaper, more accurate in detecting Covid
A team of local researchers have developed a low-cost RT-PCR kit that they say is capable of detecting coronavirus infection in the human body more accurately and even before any symptoms arise.
Combatting Cancer: 2 in 3 patients die without treatment
However, as luck would have it, after 18 days of failed admission attempts, he was forced to return home, where he died in agony the following month without palliative care, a type of medicare for lessening the pain of dying patients like him
Bangladesh must be ready to make its own vaccines
Bangladesh should take measures to reduce reliance on high-income countries for vaccines in the case of a future pandemic, said Prof Robin Shattock, a leading expert in vaccines and researcher at Imperial College London.
Patient Referral System: Still elusive after all these years
In 2014, then health minister Mohammad Nasim at an event in Rangpur Medical College Hospital officially announced the inception of a patient referral system for Rangpur division.
Public hospitals: Doctors can run private practice in workplace
The government will arrange chambers for public hospital physicians to serve patients after office hours on their workplace premises from March 1, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.
Sold as cyber slaves
For unemployed 25-year-old Foysal Hossain, the job of a receptionist at an overseas institution with a monthly pay package worth around Tk 80,000 was a godsend opportunity.
Cold brings misery for little ones
As winter peaks, childhood pneumonia cases and deaths have increased around the country as reflected in the number of patients in the two major hospitals of Dhaka.
Cold brings misery for the little ones
As winter peaks, childhood pneumonia cases and deaths have increased around the country as reflected in the number of patients in the two major hospitals of Dhaka.
Cutting out-of-pocket medical costs: Govt target ever elusive
A decade ago, the government set a target of bringing out-of-pocket health care expenses down to 32 percent by 2032, but the burden of medical spending on people has only gotten heavier over the years.
New Omicron Subvariant: Experts sound alarm as four cases detected
As health officials yesterday confirmed four cases of the new subvariant of Omicron, the BF.7, experts urged everyone to wear masks and maintain physical distance to stay safe from Covid-19.
Guards up as new Omicron strain looms
The new coronavirus subvariant that is ripping through China has compelled the government to step up guard.
Helplessly, rare disease patients soldier on
In 2014, Iraboti Roy, 40, a patient with the disease Myasthenia Gravis, died a day after a doctor in the country’s top neurological hospital used a sedative on her.
One Stop Emergency and Casualty: A leap forward for patient care
On a Tuesday afternoon, Marzia Akter (25) was taking her husband, who had contracted dengue, back home from the One Stop Emergency and Casualty (OSEC) unit at Kurmitola General Hospital, following his treatment.
Little progress in containing AMR
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is becoming a major hurdle in controlling infectious diseases, and the steps taken so far to combat this health crisis have proved to be inadequate.
One stop emergency service launched at Kurmitola hospital
Directorate General of the Health Services (DGHS) will introduce “One Stop Emergency and Casualty” (OSEC) at Kurmitola General Hospital in Dhaka today with a view to providing necessary diagnostics and treatment support by keeping a patient at the bed.
Bangladeshi airports still devoid of HIV screening
Though returnee migrant workers account for one-fourth of the HIV patients detected in Bangladesh every year, no screening system has been put in place yet at any of the country’s international airports.
Antibiotic resistance: Edging closer to a health calamity
Most of the clinically important antibiotics are now less effective at killing disease-causing bacteria than the last few years, shows the latest surveillance data of the government.
Detecting pneumonia symptoms in children and what to do
With the onset of winter, reports are coming in from around the country of growing cold-related illnesses in children. Among the more serious winter ailments is pneumonia but most parents are often confused about how to differentiate between pneumonia and the common flu. Here's what you need to know.
Winter brings risk of pneumonia for children
With winter’s arrival, physicians have urged parents to stay extra cautious to keep their children safe from pneumonia.
Children at risk of pneumonia as winter approaches
With the advent of winter, physicians have urged parents to stay extra cautious to keep their children safe from pneumonia.
Bangladeshi researchers on cusp of diabetes prevention
Bangladeshi researchers have come up with a test to identify people likely to develop type-2 diabetes in the future, bringing the possibility of prevention closer to reality.
Could vaccines turn the tide in the fight against dengue?
The government’s fight against the scourge of ever-increasing dengue infections has proven to be futile.
Dengue rages in 60 dists
The dengue situation in the country is alarming as the mosquito-borne virus has already spread to 60 districts.
What good is Universal Salt Iodisation strategy?
Around 20 percent of the surveyed children aged under five years, suffer from iodine deficiency, finds the National Micronutrient Survey 2019-20.
Earning crores by breaching govt system
It only costs Tk 2,000 to get the username and password of an administrator of the Surokkha website/app, which is used to register for Covid jabs and verify vaccination status.
Pvt healthcare facilities: Govt to regulate service charges
The government will fix charges and set the services that private healthcare organisations can provide based on their capability, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.
Heart treatment still Dhaka-centric
Seventy-year-old Abul Khaer, a resident of Nabinagar in Brahmanbaria, felt chest pain at midnight recently. His family waited till morning before taking him to a private hospital in Homna upazila of Cumilla, a two-hour drive from their home.
Health services: Absent doctors a headache
A doctor of a government hospital in Gopalganj has been absent from work since March 16, 2020.
New horizon in healthcare
The much-needed BSMMU Super Specialized Hospital, first of its kind in the country, will be inaugurated today.
Positivity rate creeps up
The daily positivity rate of Covid-19 continued to rise for the seventh consecutive day yesterday, indicating a fresh increase in transmission following its fourth wave.
Tk 30cr lost in irregular purchase of Covid-19 medical equipment
Public hospitals in the capital purchased medical equipment at astronomical prices during the first four months of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, according to an audit report.
A cause of concern for the little ones
Adiba, a three-year-old from Dhaka’s Mirpur, was taken to Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute yesterday, with lesions all over her limbs and inside her mouth. She has been suffering from this for the last few days and has had a fever since Sunday.
June 2, 2023
Healthcare’s slice gets smaller
People may not get any respite from increased healthcare cost as the share of the budget allocation for the health sector has been reduced for next fiscal compared to that of the outgoing year.
May 30, 2023
Utilising Funds: Health ministry fares worst, yet again
The health ministry continues to struggle with utilisation of funds allocated in the national budget, like it did in the past few years.
May 23, 2023
‘20,000 women suffering in silence’
Ensuring access to maternal services from skilled healthcare professionals is urgent since around 20,000 women still suffer from fistula in the country, according to experts.
May 8, 2023
Thalassaemia day: Over 5k babies born with the disease every year
Despite being a preventable disease, thalassaemia continues to spread in Bangladesh, with an average of around 15 children born with this blood disorder every day.
May 6, 2023
Cardiac Treatment: Patients hit hard by costly stents
Mohiuddin Ahmed was extremely anxious. And it was just not because his 68-year-old father was undergoing a cardiac stent implantation surgery.
April 28, 2023
Ac System Failure: Cardiac surgeries halted for days at NICVD
Cardiac surgeries have been halted for at least 10 days at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) for failure of the air-conditioning system at the intensive care units.
April 19, 2023
Afternoon Outpatient Services: Good step
Patients have mostly praised the afternoon outpatient services initiated at some public hospitals on a pilot basis though concerns remain about its long-term sustainability due to the severe shortage of physicians and other healthcare staffers.
April 16, 2023
Avoiding heat stroke: Do’s and Don’ts
As a heatwave is sweeping across different parts of the country, physicians have advised people to avoid activity in direct sunlight to stay safe from heat stroke.
April 15, 2023
Heatwave: How to avoid heat stroke
As a heatwave is sweeping across different parts of the country, physicians have advised people to avoid activity in direct sunlight to stay safe from heat stroke
April 2, 2023
Plagued with irregularities
Nesar Mia, an aspirant migrant who was supposed to go to Qatar for work, was faced with a nightmare when he tested positive for tuberculosis at the Stemz Health Care BD Pvt Ltd in Dhaka around June last year.
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