Sangsad Bhaban – Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim on Tuesday told Parliament that there are some 3,000 hemophilia patients in the country as per Hemophilia Foundation’s statistics. UNB news reported
Category: Services
Uber celebrates 6 months in Dhaka
Dhaka – Uber, the world’s largest on-demand ride-sharing company, celebrated 180 days of service in Dhaka on Tuesday, by reiterating that the company’s strategic focus in 2017 will be to make every Uber ride in Dhaka a great experience for…
Verdict for reinstation of 140 BSMMU doctors
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday directed the authorities to reinstate 140 physicians of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) whose appointment was earlier declared illegal by the High Division.
Fully AC Maitree Express launched
Dhaka – Bangladesh and India on Friday formally inaugurated fully air conditioned Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express in an effort to further ease communication between the two countries with smooth journey. Railways Minister Mujibul Haque and Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh…
Menstrual hygiene project keeps girls in school
By Mahfuzur Rahman Dhaka, Mar (IPS) – Breaking taboos surrounding menstruation, a project to distribute sanitary napkins to girls in one district of Bangladesh has had a positive impact on school dropout rates – and should be replicated in other…
Strike continues at Zia Medical Hospital: Patients suffer
Bogra, Feb 20 – Interns at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital here continued their strike for the second consecutive day on Monday, increasing the sufferings of patients.
Solar-Powered Trike Ambulance In Bangladesh
by Steve Hanley A solar-powered, three-wheel ambulance may look like a crude oddity to those of us who are fixated on whether a Tesla Model S P100D with Ridiculous Mode is faster than a Lucid Air or a Faraday Future…
Obamacare repeal: Trump pledges ‘health insurance for all’
President-elect Donald Trump has promised “insurance for everyone” as Republicans draw up a replacement for the Affordable Care Act.
Titas opens call centre to receive complaints
Dhaka – Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company on Thursday launched a dedicated call centre to receive and attend complaints from its customers.
Indian forces accused of blocking care for Kashmiris
Rights group alleges security forces held up emergency vehicles and harassed patients after protests turned violent. At least 80 civilians have been killed and about 12,000 wounded in almost five months of confrontation in Kashmir [EPA]At least 80 civilians have…
HC summons Sherpur FP officer Sr Staff Nurse over death of newborn
Dhaka – The High Court yesterday summoned the family planning officer and a senior staff nurse of Sherpur Health Complex in Bogra over refusing service and driving away an expecting woman, causing her to give birth under a tree resulting…
Hacked Sylhet college gril Khadija may leave hospital Sunday
Dhaka – Victim of stabbing for refuging to have rerlationship with BCL leader Badrul Alam, Sylhet college girl Khadiza Begum Nargis is expected to be released from Square Hospital in the capital city Sunday.
Aleppo’s children’s hospital treating chlorine gas victims bombed
The only children’s hospital in besieged Aleppo is out of action after being bombed as it treated victims of a chlorine gas attack, forcing staff to evacuate babies in incubators and other patients injured over days of fierce bombardment. There…
Planned Parenthood gets “outpouring of support” as Trump wins
By Olivia Becker In the hours after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election, anecdotal evidence pointed to a surge of support for an organization that will likely find itself the target of a Trump administration: Planned Parenthood. And sure…
Janet Jackson confirms pregnancy at age 50
New York (AP/UNB) — Janet Jackson has confirmed she’s pregnant at 50. The star showed off her baby bump in a photo Wednesday, smiling in a white dress and cradling her belly.
Infant ‘dead’ in one Chittagong hospital, recovering in another
Dhaka – An infant, who was declared dead at a private hospital in Chittagong, is recovering at another hospital, its parents say. The parents, both of whom are doctors themselves, have accused the doctors and staff at the Neonatal Intensive…
Aleppo’s two largest hospitals bombed by Syrian regime
The city’s dire humanitarian crisis has been compounded by government shelling in the rebel-held east. On top of the hospital attack, Human Rights Watch has accused President Assad of using banned chemical weapons.Government bombardment of the Syrian city of Aleppo…
Faridpur miracle baby airlifted to Dhaka for treatment
Dhaka – The newborn miracle baby, who was found alive while being buried at Alipur graveyard of Faridpur district town on Thursday morning, was brought to Dhaka on Saturday by a helicopter for better treatment, UNB news agency reported.
‘Dead newborn’ cries out at burial in Faridpur
Dhaka – Six hours after a physician declared it dead, a newborn baby was found alive while being buried at Alipur graveyard of Faridpur district town on Thursday morning, UNB news agency reported.
IBBL, Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College sign MoU
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital on Saturday, 3 September 2016 at Islami Bank Tower for providing quality medicare services at affordable cost. Brig Gen (Retd.)…
Save the Children says Syria’s Idlib maternity hospital bombed
A Syrian maternity hospital in a rebel-held area of Idlib province has been extensively damaged after a direct hit, according to the international charity Save the Children, which supports the facility.
IFAD-supported project tackles malnutrition, stunting in Laos
Vientiane – The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic signed an agreement yesterday to finance and implement a project that will reduce extreme poverty and malnutrition for 34,000 poor rural…
20mn drink arsenic-laced water in Bangladesh – 43,000 die a year
Dhaka – The Bangladesh government is failing to adequately respond to naturally occurring arsenic in drinking water across large areas of rural Bangladesh, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Approximately 20 years after initially coming to international…
A second MSF hospital bombed in Syria in 10 days
By Sally Hayden and Reuters A hospital supported by medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in the Idlib province of northern Syria was “deliberately” hit by air strikes on Monday and eight people are missing, the charity has said in…
BAU Badhon form new executive committee
Badhon, a voluntary blood donating social organization at the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, zonal unit formed a thirteen member of executive body for 2016 on Friday night. The installation of the committee elected for the year 2016 was held…
Patients suffering as DMCH interns go on work abstention
Hundreds of patient suffered a lot due to the work abstention enforced by the interns of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the city. The interns organised the work abstention which begun around 12:pm and ended around 2:pm in protest of…
Russian doctor’s punch kills patient
CCTV footage has emerged of a Russian hospital doctor punching a patient who collapsed and later died.The incident took place in the city of Belgorod, 670km (440 miles) south of the capital, Moscow, on 29 December.The patient had earlier kicked…
Genes for longer, healthier life identified
After combing through 40,000 potential genes in three animal species, researchers have zeroed in on 30 genes which, if tweaked a bit, can get you eternal youth – without having to search for and drink that elusive elixir of life.One…
Hot pursuit of ‘messenger’ drug molecules
A molecule that carries the recipe for making drugs inside body cells is exciting scientists and investors alike, attracting hundreds of millions of dollars in a scramble for the next promising area of biotechnology.German and US firms are leading the…
Exoskeleton research can help paralysed
Swiss sensory motor scientists are hoping to inspire a new generation of more flexible, less constraining, powered exoskeletons that improve the lives of the severely disabled and paralysed.Metal exoskeleton suits worn outside the body, delivering energy for limb movement, are…