Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called upon the world’s leading charity organisation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to increase support to the health sector of Bangladesh. He made the call when Mark Suzman, CEO of the foundation, called on him at the UN headquarters here on the sidelines of the UNGA session on Wednesday (local time). Chief ...
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Red Crescent to support Bangladesh in combating dengue, cholera
The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), under the Stockpile Project funded by the Government of Japan, officially handed over critical medical supplies to the Government of Bangladesh to support the country in combating dengue, cholera, and other emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) while strengthening its health system. The project, funded by the Government of Japan and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and ...
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Wes Streeting says he will not back down in his criticism of the NHS, after the BBC revealed there was growing unease in the service about the “broken” NHS messaging from government. England’s health secretary told the Labour Party conference that not acknowledging the problems in the NHS would result in “killing it with kindness”. His comments came after senior ...
Read More »Dr Tahmeed Ahmed recognised as ‘Goalkeepers Champion’ by Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has honoured Dr Tahmeed Ahmed, Executive Director of icddr,b, as one of its Goalkeepers Champions for 2024. Dr Ahmed was celebrated for his pioneering contributions to the field of child nutrition, particularly his work on microbiome-directed ready-to-use therapeutic food (MD-RUTF), which has been instrumental in addressing childhood malnutrition in Bangladesh and other vulnerable regions. ...
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Research led by the University of Nottingham has uncovered genomic traits linked to the severity of cholera symptoms and how it spreads. Cholera, caused by infection with Vibrio cholerae, is largely caused by either contaminated water or food and results in severe diarrhea and vomiting that can be fatal if not treated quickly. Around the world there are around four ...
Read More »Six NHS schemes that could help fix the health service
The government in England is planning the biggest reimagining of the NHS in its history. It follows a damning report by surgeon and independent peer Lord Darzi, which warned the health service was in a “critical condition”. The prime minister has said the new 10-year plan will be based on three concepts: greater use of digital technology, more emphasis on community care, ...
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Infections of drug-resistant superbugs are projected to kill nearly 40 million people over the next 25 years, a global analysis predicted on Monday, with the researchers urging action to avoid this grim scenario. Superbugs—strains of bacteria or pathogens that have become resistant to antibiotics, making them much harder to treat—have been recognized as a rising threat to global health. The ...
Read More »Over 39 million lives at risk from antibiotic resistance by 2050
More than 39 million people could die from antibiotic-resistant infections between now and 2050, new global analysis estimates. Researchers say “now is the time to act” to protect people across the world from the threat posed by resistance to drugs that are used to treat infection. The data indicates that more than 1 million people died from drug-resistant infections globally ...
Read More »Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine
The global vaccine alliance Gavi will buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine to battle outbreaks of the disease in African countries, the organization said on Wednesday. The vaccine doses – manufactured by the Danish company Bavarian Nordic – will be available this year, Gavi said, without giving any specific dates. Gavi said the full costs, including the transportation, delivery and ...
Read More »New XEC Covid variant: What are the symptoms and is it spreading in the UK?
People have started catching a new Covid variant that could soon take off and become the dominant type, according to scientists. Identified in Germany, in June, cases of the XEC variant have since emerged in the UK, US, Denmark and several other countries, say users on X, formerly known as Twitter. It has some new mutations that might help it ...
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