Health

‘Strong tobacco control law may reduce negative impact of secondhand smoking’

Staff Reporter: A delegation from research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) held a meeting with the Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin on Monday

BCS specialist doctors call off strike after govt’s assurance

Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Civil Service (Health) Cadre Specialist Doctors’ Forum has called off its strike over pending promotions following a commitment from Dr Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the

Govt to recruit 2,000 more doctors: Adviser Rizwana

Staff Correspondent: Environment, Forests and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday said the government has decided to recruit 2,000 more doctors to enhance healthcare access to the grassroots

First cluster of Zika virus cases identified in Bangladesh: Icddr’b

TDS Desk: Scientists at icddr,b have recently identified five cases among patient samples collected in 2023, representing the first identification of a cluster of Zika-infected patients in Bangladesh. The information

Women struggling with drug dependence are unwilling to seek treatment: Farida Akhter

Staff Correspondent: Due to social stigma and disgrace, women struggling with drug dependence are reluctant to seek treatment, remarked Farida Akhter, Advisor to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. She

The tobacco epidemic is still one of the world’s deadliest threats

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control remains as relevant today as it did when it entered into force 20 years ago. –By Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Adriana Blanco Marquizo–