Health

International Desk: A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain, which some studies indicate could be even more infectious than the original version, has been detected in 57 countries, the WHO said Tuesday.The fast-spreading and heavily mutated Omicron variant has rapidly become the dominant variant worldwide since it was…

International Desk: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that it has granted full approval to Moderna’s Covid-19 “Spikevax” vaccine, which had previously received an emergency use authorization in the United States.“The public can be assured that Spikevax meets the FDA’s high standards for safety, effectiveness and manufacturing…

Staff Correspondent: The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has asked the health officials to inoculate Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines as the first dose and Moderna or AstraZeneca as the booster in Dhaka North and South City Corporation areas.In a letter approved by the DGHS directorate general, all concerned authorities have…

International Desk: The World Health Organization warned yesterday that the vast amount of waste produced in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic posed a threat to human and environmental health.The tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste had put a huge strain on healthcare waste management systems, the WHO said…

Industry Desk: New studies are emerging that suggest the latest version of the highly-infectious omicron variant is transmitting even faster than the original, and mild cases of the first may not offer much protection against future infections.The findings cast doubt on hopes that the wave of omicron that’s sweeping the…

Industry Desk: A huge number of street children in the capital are alarmingly getting addicted through glue-sniffing that is popularly called ‘Dandy’ which dissolves the membrane of brain cells and causes hallucinations.“Dandy makes me sleep easier and forget the harshness of my live,” said Rajon, a 12-year kid with a…

Industry Desk: Speakers at a consultation on the formulation of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) yesterday stressed the conservation of the hill forests in Bandarban to save the region from climate disaster.The consultation was jointly organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Economic Relations Division (ERD)…

Staff Correspondent: The government has canceled contracts for 10 coal-fired power projects worth $12 billion.This information was given by Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Environment, Forests and Climate Change at a dialogue held at Hotel BRAC Inn in the capital yesterday.He said the government had canceled…

Staff Correspondent: Though antenatal services are now available even in the country’s remote areas, many mothers have been deprived of getting such services due to various reasons, resulting mortality of mothers.According to statistics of Bangladesh Maternal Mortality and Health Care Survey (BMMS-2010), daily 20- 25 mothers suffer from long term…