Health

By vaccinating over 5 crore children in the past two decades, Bangladesh has prevented the deaths of approximately 94,000 children each year, according to the Shastho Shurokkha Foundation. In addition, the under-five child mortality rate has dropped by an impressive 81.5%, placing Bangladesh alongside Nepal, Rwanda, Vietnam, Ethiopia, and Malawi as one of six countries to achieve such a significant ...

More than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely-managed drinking water, the United Nations said today (26 August), warning that progress towards universal coverage was moving nowhere near quickly enough. The UN’s health and children’s agencies said a full one in four people globally were without access to safely-managed drinking water last year, with over 100 million people ...

Development Organisation of the Rural Poor (DORP) has urged the government to stop consulting with tobacco companies on amendment of the Tobacco Control Law, arguing that such actions violate a key international treaty. The demand was made at a press conference titled “Strengthening the Tobacco Control Law and Expectations from the Government for Implementing WHO FCTC and Complying with Article ...

Health and Family Welfare Adviser Nurjahan Begum said the interim government plans to build a separate 560-bed hospital in Rangpur city, specializing in kidney, cancer and heart diseases. She revealed this while talking to local journalists after visiting different departments of Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RpMCH) this morning. “The budget for this hospital has been passed. If we cannot implement ...

Anti-tobacco youth activists in the capital staged a march on Saturday, demanding that the government immediately revoke its decision to meet with tobacco companies and ensure the rapid passage of the proposed amendment to the tobacco control law. The march began at the Central Shaheed Minar and concluded at Shahbagh, drawing hundreds of young people and representatives from various anti-tobacco ...

Vitamin supplements can be an efficient way to add vitamins lacking in our diet. But they’re not a silver bullet. The market for vitamin and mineral supplements is estimated to be worth $32.7bn (£24.2bn), and over 74% of Americans and two-thirds of Britons admit to using them in an effort to improve their health. However, the pills are mired in ...

Allergic reactions to foods such as pine nuts and goat’s milk happen frequently enough they may need warning labels, say experts. Food packaging in the UK and EU already lists the most common allergens for people to be aware of, such as egg, peanuts and sesame. But at least four more could be added to the mandatory risk list, according ...

A growing number of US teenagers are using caffeine pouches to get an energy rush, say experts who worry the trend could soon take off in the UK. The small teabag-like pouches, placed between the lip and gum, deliver a quick caffeine hit, straight to the bloodstream. Some social media influencers are pushing products, recommending them to gym-goers for performance ...

In the summer heat, we find ourselves drawn to that glorious section of the drinks menu that promises relief in the form of a cold, creamy, brain-freezing indulgence. But ordering a frozen drink looks different in different parts of the U.S., and in different restaurants and ice cream shops. So, what is the difference between a milkshake, a malt, a ...

The authorities have rescheduled its nationwide typhoid vaccination campaign for children and adolescents. Citing delays in preparation caused by a recent strike by health assistants, the campaign was deferred to October. The programme, which was originally set to begin on September 1, will now start on October 12 and continue for 18 working days, health officials said on Saturday. ”The ...