Chattogram Medical College Hospital, the only tertiary level hospital in the greater Chattogram region, has been upgraded from 1,313 beds to 2,200.

Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), the only tertiary level hospital in the greater Chattogram region, has been upgraded from 1,313 beds to 2,200.

At least two persons died from diarrhoea in Bandarban’s Remakri union as the remote area bordering Myanmar has been reeling from a diarrhoea outbreak. 

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People bear 68 percent of the country’s healthcare expenses out of their pocket, while the government bears only 23 percent, said speakers at a pre-budget roundtable yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the country’s physicians to stand beside people with a vow to provide services.

At least 14 lawmakers of ruling Awami League and opposition parties yesterday expressed dissatisfaction as people are not getting proper healthcare services due to poor state of upazila health complexes and district hospitals in their constituencies.

In a 7-year randomised trial, men (but not women) had fewer adverse CV events with a Mediterranean diet, but it relied on an intensive, long-term dietary intervention that would be difficult to reproduce in most care settings.

Most people think brushing for a few seconds with an old brush is the best way to keep teeth healthy. Instead of regular checkups, people visit the dentist when they have a problem.

The thyroid is a two-inch-long, butterfly-shaped gland found at the base of your neck. This gland is vital to your body because it produces hormones that regulate metabolism, or how your body consumes energy. Thyroid hormones govern various biological activities, including heart rate, respiration, body temperature, nervous system function, and much more.

It is not possible to provide quality healthcare service to people without specialist doctors, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.

The High Court today directed the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) to give Tk 15 lakh as compensation to each of the families of the 104 children, who died after taking toxic paracetamol syrup in 1991 and 2009.

All unauthorised private hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centres will be shut down, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.

The ongoing drives against unauthorised private hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centres and other outfits is positive, but not enough, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said today.

All the private hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centres with no license will be shut down, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

The health directorate has shut down 185 more unauthorised private hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centres, and blood banks as the countrywide drive stepped to the fourth day yesterday (May 31, 2022).

The health directorate is seeing a barrage of applications from healthcare facilities for authorisation following the countrywide drive against unauthorised healthcare organisations.

Doctors, nurses and other employees of a hospital in Narayanganj yesterday abandoned a mother and her newborn on an operating table after hearing that health directorate officials were raiding unlicensed hospitals in the area.

Located in the capital’s upscale neighbourhood of Baridhara, Wahab Medical Practice has been making medical assessments of people travelling to western countries, says its website.

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