bKash has donated Tk 10 lac to Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) health fund, formed to support garment workers’ health safety. Ali Ahmmed, Chief Commercial Officer of bKash handed over the cheque to BGMEA President Faruque Hassan at BGMEA Gulshan office in the city on Sunday, a press release
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60% of hypertensive patients unable to control blood pressure in country
North South University's Global Health Institute (NGHI) and the Rangpur-Hypertension and Research Center (H&RC-Rangpur) recently conducted a study in Northern Bangladesh among adults over 18 years who had been diagnosed with hypertension. A total of 2,276 hypertensive patients were engaged in in-person interviews who visited H&RC-Rangpur in 2020-21. In Northern Bangladesh,
Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Launch Lilly’s Cyramza™ in Bangladesh
Bangladesh based Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (HPL) and Eli Lilly & Company announced the launch of CYRAMZA™ (ramucirumab injection, 10 mg/mL solution) in Bangladesh. Cyramza™, is an anti-cancer medicine that is approved as a single agent and/or in combination with other agents for cancers arising from stomach, lungs, liver or large
Praava Health provides free medical, dental care to underprivileged students of Chakar School
Praava Health, Bangladesh’s fastest-growing healthcare brand, Thursday completed its free “Health Camp” for the students of Chakar School (The School on the Wheel), an innovative digital mobile school that works with underprivileged children and other disadvantaged students., said a press release. Thirty one children who ordinarily have little regular access to health
Evercare Hospital hosts World Heart Day webinar
Evercare Hospital Dhaka organized a webinar on the topic "Advances in Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Heart Failure & EP Studies and Paediatric Cardiology” on the occasion of World Heart Day, a press release said. This webinar is Evercare Hospital’s latest endeavor in its ongoing efforts to raise awareness about heart health and
Evercare hospital organizes patient forum
First-ever JCI-accredited hospital in Dhaka, Evercare Hospital Dhaka, recently organized a Patient Forum in the Department of Paediatric Cardiology on the occasion of World Heart Day 2021, said a press release. At the event, the head of the department of Paediatric Cardiology, Evercare Hospital Dhaka, Dr. Tahera Nazreen said, “Like every
Praava Health receives donation from One Million Masks
High school students to be jabbed soon
The high school students will soon be vaccinated, said the chief of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education Friday. "Soon high school students will be brought under the coroner's vaccine. We are preparing in this regard," DSHE Director General Dr. Syed Golam Faruk said while addressing a meeting at Government
Vaccination students aged 12-17 begins within 20 days
Vaccination of students aged between 12 to 17 years will begin within the next 20 days, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday. The minister announced this at a meeting at Manikganj municipality office premises. "I had a conversation with the Prime Minister today in this regard. According to her decision, various
Nephrologist Dr Ilangovan joins at Evercare Hospital
Evercare Hospital Dhaka, the first and only JCI accredited tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh, has recently appointed Dr. Ilangovan Veerappan as Senior Consultant in their Nephrology department said a press release. Prior to joining Evercare Hospital Dhaka, Dr. Ilangovan Veerappan was working as the Chief Nephrologist at KG Hospital & Post