Dr Alfonso Sabater pulled up two photos of Antonio Vento Carvajal's eyes. One showed cloudy scars covering both eyeballs. The other, taken after months of gene therapy given through eyedrops, revealed no scarring on either eye. Antonio, who's been legally blind for much of his 14 years, can see again. The teen
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Sweden about to become the first smoke-free country in Europe
Sweden is set to become the first smoke free nation in Europe. According to the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), a country is considered “smoke-free” if the total number of adult smokers is less than 5% of the population. Sweden will
Dengue Outbreak : Dhaka’s two city corporations faltering in face
Despite the rapidly worsening dengue outbreak in the country, the two city corporations in Dhaka are failing to implement effective measures, with their response seemingly confined in recent times to realising fines from the public. Residents in various areas of the city complain of a lack of action during the Aedes
South Asian Exchange on Public Sanitation held in Dhaka
All filling stations and shopping malls in the Dhaka North area must have accessible, gender-friendly, and well-maintained public toilets, said Dhaka North Mayor Md Atiqul Islam at an event on Thursday. These toilets have to be maintained by the establishment owners themselves and the Dhaka North team will visit and take
Dengue Spike
The dengue situation might worsen in the months of August and September, according to health experts. Despite the government's visible preventive measures, the numbers of cases and fatalities from dengue fever are rising day by day as a record number of dengue cases and deaths were reported in the country in
Civil Surgeon of Nilphamari holds anti dengue campaign
Civil Surgeon Office, Nilphamari held campaign to prevent Dengue and Chikungunya students at Tilai Jaychandi High School at Sangalshi Union of Sadar Upazila on Wednesday. As part of the campaign, a meeting on measures to prevent dengue was held with the school students. Civil surgeon Dr. Hasibur Rahman spoke as the chief
Govt increasing facilities for dengue patients: DGHS
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is constantly mapping overall dengue situation and it is taking initiative accordingly to expand treatment facilities to handle the mosquito-borne disease. “Dengue situation is gradually deteriorating as a large numbers of people are being infected everyday across the country,” director general of health services
WHO releases updated malnutrition treatment guidelines
The World Health Organization recently released long-awaited updated guidance on the prevention and management of malnutrition in children, which for the first time includes instruction on both severe and moderate forms. Devex obtained a copy of the report — the first update in a decade — which was made available on
EDOTCO, ActionAid ties to provide solar energy to Shishu Bikash Kendra
EDOTCO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ActionAid International Bangladesh to empower 50 ‘Shishu Bikash Kendra’ (child development centers) by providing free solar energy, a press release said on Sunday. The collaborative initiative, named “Empowering Shishu Bikash Kendra” by ActionAid, demonstrates EDOTCO’s unwavering commitment to fulfilling the United
Dengue problem should be solved: BSMMRU
Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujibur Rahman Medical University (BSMMRU) Profs Dr Sharfuddin Ahmed called upon to the Rotarian to come forward for health services for distressed people of the country, a press release said on Sunday. He said that, dengue problem should solve urgently in program of Rotary Club