Health

Lives are being lost and families torn apart because of “woefully inadequate care” for people with eating disorders, according to a group of MPs. The “alarming” rise in disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, over the past decade, has now become an “emergency”, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eating Disorders says in a report. And greater awareness about different types ...

Middle East-bound expatriates are staging demonstration, blocking road in the capital’s Panthapath area due to the shortage of vaccines. Around 300 expatriates gathered near Square Hospital at about 10:30AM on TuesdayAccording to police sources, many of the protesters are expats, from Saudi Arabia, and some are Umrah pilgrims waiting for vaccinations. They were scheduled to take vaccines from different hospitals ...

A knowledge gap around cervical screenings is currently “costing lives”, a cancer charity says. The Eve Appeal says more women need to know they can ask for adjustments to their cervical screenings, which can be painful, uncomfortable or distressing for some. The test is thought to save about 5,000 lives every year in the UK, but many women do not ...

A group of students of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) have been staging demonstration on the Central Shaheed Minar premises since Monday morning demanding cancellation of quota in medical entry test. They started the protest as the result of medical admission test was published on Sunday keeping the quota system. Around 10AM, the students started gathering near Shaheed Minar ...

A recommendation has been made to the relevant ministry to reduce the minimal VAT imposed on medicines, said Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum. She told this in response to questions after a discussion with teachers at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College on Saturday afternoon. She said that the government is increasing the VAT in various sectors to maintain the country’s overall ...

One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 8 this year. The death has been reported in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DNCC), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During the period, 40 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, ...

Bangladesh Health Watch (BHW) unveiled its ninth biennial report titled “State of Professional Public Health Education in Bangladesh” at a program held at BRAC Tower in the capital on Friday. The event, attended by distinguished guests, explored the current challenges and opportunities in professional public health education across the country. The program commenced with a welcome address by Dr. Ahmed ...

Bangladesh has confirmed the first death from the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The victim was 30-year-old Sanjida Akter. She died around 6PM on Wednesday at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Mohakhali in the capital. Ariful Bashar, the hospital supervisor, confirmed the news to media on Thursday morning. Sanjida also had some other health complications, including obesity and kidney issues, he added.

The World Health Organization said Wednesday an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania. “We are aware of 9 cases so far, including 8 people who have died,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. “We would expect further cases in coming days as disease surveillance improves.” Like Ebola, ...

Patients are dying in corridors and pregnant women are miscarrying in side rooms as overwhelmed hospitals struggle to cope, nurses say. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said evidence provided by more than 5,000 of its members across the UK this winter also showed cupboards, car parks, bathrooms and nursing stations were being turned into makeshift areas for patients. Nurses ...