Bangladesh’s commendable advances in healthcare
Syed Mansur Hashim Once touted as a “bottomless basket” by an American statesman in the early years of its journey as an independent nation, today, the country has a vibrant economy that has grown at an average of 6% per annum over the last decade; it is a major player in the world apparel industry, [...]
Germany entrepreneurs want to invest in energy, transportation and infrastructure as they have experience in those sectors, said German Ambassador to Bangladesh Holger Michael on Monday. He said German investment in Bangladesh is increasing as many companies are coming here for trade related services as well like quality control of export items. The value of [...]
Continue reading …Bangladesh suffers from a severe shortage of medical facilities. Most doctors live and work in the cities, so rural folk must travel long distances for treatment. One rickshaw driver, who saved for 30 years on $6 per day, founded a small hospital in the remote village of Tanhashadia. His efforts have made him a national celebrity and his clinic now treats 300 [...]
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People spend fortunes in a bid to have glowing skin like celebrities around the world. While some use natural products, some use expensive cosmetics to get that much-required skin sheen. Recently, however, a new trend is fast catching up among youngsters and middle-aged people alike – consuming plenty of fresh fruit juices – to enhance [...]
Continue reading …The United Kingdom will provide 311 million pound to Bangladesh for development in the health sector for the next five years. The assurance came when the visiting Parliamentary Under Secretary of the International Assistance Division of the UK Stephen O’ Brien called on Health Minister Dr A F M Ruhal Haque at the latter’s office [...]
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Bangladesh Chronicle staff Headed by NJ Assemblyman Upendra J. Chivukula a symposium addressing the health disparities and health literacy challenges in the South Asian Community was held at Arline and Henry Schwartzman Courtyard, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Nearly 100 people were present including community leaders – Dr. Padma Arvind, Middlesex Public Health, [...]
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DHAKA, 21 October 2011 (IRIN) – As their numbers grow and their family support weakens, elderly people in Bangladesh are not getting the social protection they need, say campaigners and researchers. Government payments for the elderly are inadequate, critics say, and only one in four elderly are getting them, according to a study by HelpAge [...]
Continue reading …by Anis Ahmed ans Rupa Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – Two years ago, Ainul Haque, a poor van driver in a remote Bangladeshi village, was frantically looking for some money to pay off loans he took out from ordinary people as well as microlenders. No one came to his assistance. But all of a sudden, [...]
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Pranab Kumar Panday Very recently Health Adviser to the Prime Minister while answering questions of pressmen stated that he would recruit his party men in the post of 13500 health workers under his ministry. He also stated that he has already developed a mechanism to implement his strategy to recruit AL supporters. In addition he [...]
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