Evercare Hospital Dhaka has announced the launch of a new Heart Failure Clinic at an inaugural programme on Tuesday, a press release said. All clinical consultations related to heart failure are available in this clinic under the supervision of experienced doctors. Professor Dr. M.Atahar Ali, senior consultant of Heart Failure Clinic
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Khursheduzzaman Trust provides free eye treatment to 4,000 patient
Dr. Khursheduzzaman Mishri Mia Welfare Trust has provided treatment services for various eye diseases including free operations to about 4,000 underprivileged patients of Jamalpur's Islampur sub-district, a press release said Tuesday. Of these, 378 patients had cataract operations and 34 had procedures for enlarged eye muscles and eye canal infections. All patients
Countrywide daylong COVID-19 booster dose campaign on July 19
The nationwide daylong COVID-19 booster dose campaign will be observed on July 19 to expedite vaccination programme to combat the outbreak of the deadly virus. "The people aged 18 and above will be eligible for receiving COVID-19 booster dose during the daylong campaign (July 19)....they (eligible people) will be inoculated
Animal-to-human diseases rise in Africa: WHO
Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa jumped 63 percent in the last decade, compared with the previous 10 years, according to a recent World Health Organization (WHO) analysis. More than 75 percent of emerging infectious diseases are caused by pathogens shared with wild or domestic animals, WHO Regional Director
COVID-19 fuels continued backslide in vaccinations
The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded in official data published by WHO and UNICEF on Friday. The percentage of children who received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) - a marker for immunization coverage within and across countries
National Ayuvedic and Unani Day is observed by Prachi
Praava Health launches smart health check
Praava Health has launched its much-anticipated budget-friendly product “Smart Health Check,” a press release said Wednesday. With this budget-friendly package, anyone can take a set of basic tests that generally indicate overall health conditions. Consumers can stay a step ahead before visiting the doctor, thus saving the time and effort of
Rapid rise in Omicron sub-variant in Omicron
Dhaka has reported scores of COVID-19 cases traced to the BA.5 Omicron sub-variant, which appears to be more infectious than the past versions of the virus, extending the current Covid surge. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) on Tuesday told about the rapid spread of BA.5 Omicron subvariant cases. During
Social distancing norms flouted at Kamalapur station
Social distancing went for a toss as thousands of people thronged Kamalapur Railway station on Tuesday to buy train tickets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha amid an uptrend of Covid infections in Bangladesh. People, most of them without masks, were seen waiting in long queues in front of ticket counters at Kamalapur Railway
BNP blames govt for fresh spike in Covid cases
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Friday alleged that the country has been witnessing a fresh surge in Covid cases because of the government's negligence to take proper preventive measures. "Coronavirus has been spreading in the country for the fourth time. This is happening due to the negligence of the