Health

Staff Correspondent: Anti-dengue drive will be conducted round the year, said Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Md Tajul Islam.“We have decided to conduct drive to control dengue till December. The authorities have divided the seasons in two segments-peak season and lean season,” he said while talking to reporters…

Unsafe water impacts $500 b yearly International Desk: Water is the essential element of life. Yet today nearly 2.3 billion people in the world lack access to safe drinking water. In addition, almost half of the world’s population (3.6 billion) does not have access to safe sanitation.Currently, the water and…

Staff Correspondent: Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the government is taking initiative to set up hospital for exclusively mother andchild in every district of the country very soon.“We are mulling setting up mother and child hospital in each district aimingto provide healthcare support for pregnant mothers,” he told a…

Industry Desk: Speakers at a roundtable discussion on Saturday stressed the need to have emergency response plans of the hospitals with coordinated support to address needs of urgent treatment of patients including critical kidney patients during the period of unwanted disasters.They also stressed the need to adopt integrated health strategies…

Industry Desk: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has advised against the intake of antibiotics during seasonal cold and cough amid patients having symptoms ranging from nausea, vomiting, fever, body ache among others. Citing the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), it said fever that goes away at the end of…

Staff Correspondent: No decision has yet been taken by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare regarding the doctors’ private chambers in separate shifts in government hospitals.Senior Information Officer of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Maidul Islam Pradhan revealed the matter in a press release.The ministry claims that…

Court Correspondent: The High Court yesterday ordered to evict of illegal brick kilns in five districts including Dhaka within two weeks. Besides, it has been asked to sprinkle water properly on dusty roads to prevent air pollution.The High Court bench of Justice comprising Justice KM Kamrul Quader and Justice Mohammad…

Mahfuz Emran: The prices of almost all types of medicines have increased by 20 to 75 percent in the last six months. The prices of everything especially paracetamol group have been increased manifold. This medicine is so popular that sometimes it is not even found in the market.Tara Bibi (70)…

Diplomatic Correspondent: Agriculture Minister DrAbdur Razzaque yesterday said Bangladesh will export mangoes to Japan soon and the process is at the final stage.“Japan is interested to import mangoes from Bangladesh. The work is in progress to fulfill Japan’s prerequisites. The both countries are working jointly in this regard,” he said.The…