The research also identifies a form of climate harm that is almost entirely absent from disaster planning. The slow-onset drought destroys household economies which keeps girls from marriage. Across 52 countries and three decades, prolonged drought emerged as the most pressing threat, linked to persistently rising rates of child marriage and early marriage, as families […]
Therefore, mandatory toy standards place Bangladesh among the countries that believe that children’s health should receive the highest level of regulatory protection. This achievement also has broader implications for national chemical management. If Bangladesh can successfully implement mandatory safety standards for toys, similar regulatory approaches could gradually be extended to children’s stationery, school supplies, art […]
In Bangladesh, CKD represents a growing but under-recognized public health emergency. Estimates suggest that 16 to 22 percent of the population may be affected, with some systematic reviews suggesting a prevalence higher than 22 percent. With a population of over 170 million, this means millions of people are living with some stage of kidney disease. […]
“There is a lack of publicity and awareness about the vaccine. People are skeptical,” Professor Be-Nazir Ahmed, a public health expert and former director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) under the DGHS, told Prothom Alo. “Previously, babies as young as nine months old would receive the vaccine, but now this age has been […]
More than 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to long working hours, job insecurity and psychosocial risks such as workplace harassment, according to a new global report from the International Labor Organization (ILO). These work-related psychosocial risks are primarily associated with cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders, including suicide. The report also found […]
In addition to the measles cases, the hospital had 17 AIDS patients, one of diarrhea, eight of smallpox, one of rabies, eight of tetanus, two of black fever, one of malaria and one of anthrax. A patient with unusual lesions was also admitted there. Every child admitted to the hospital is accompanied by more than […]
At the opening ceremony of the International Pharmaceutical Industry Fair at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center last Sunday, Health Minister Sardar Sakhawat Hossain said in response to questions from journalists, “Measles vaccines were administered eight years ago, and none have been given since then.” The context of the minister’s statement was the recent rise in […]
Mirza Abbas, political advisor to Prime Minister Tariq Rahman, will be flown to Singapore for advanced medical treatment. BNP media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan told this to Prothom Alo at around 11:20 am today, Friday. According to Shairul Kabir Khan, Mirza Abbas’s family has decided to take him to Singapore for better treatment on […]
Various documents, including the Health Sector Reform Commission report, estimate the population of Bangladesh at 180 million. Based on that, there are 7.2 physicians per 10,000 people in the country. There are 9.9 doctors per 10,000 people in India, 10.9 in Nepal, 11.4 in Sri Lanka, 12.8 in Pakistan and 23 in Maldives. Only Afghanistan […]
Three new and worrying features of Nipah virus have been observed in the country. First, in the last two years, 100 percent of patients infected with Nipah virus died. Earlier, the mortality rate from this disease was more than 70 percent. Second, although the number of Nipah virus cases has declined, the virus has now […]
Police personnel get 20 days of casual leave and 35 days of earned leave in a year. Every three years they get 15 days leave for rest and recreation. It should be ensured that police personnel get this leave properly. Experts and senior police officers say that professional counselling has a strong role in building […]