Hospital

Govt plans to build six 100-bed hospitals for workers in industrial areas: PM

The government plans to build six 100-bed hospitals exclusively for workers in six industrial areas to ensure healthcare services for labourers, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told the National Parliament on Monday. The hospitals will initially be constructed in Tongi, Ashulia, Kaliakair, Narayangan

bdnews24.com Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi dies in London

Toufique Imrose Khalidi, editor-in-chief and publisher of online news outlet bdnews24.com, died at a London hospital in the United Kingdom after suffering a brain haemorrhage. He was 59. bdnews24.com said Khalidi was taken to a London hospital on Thursday night, local time, after suffering a brain h

Doctor Anchol Roy dies of dengue in Dhaka

Dr Anchol Roy, an assistant registrar in neurology at Mugda Medical College and a 42nd BCS Health Cadre officer, died of dengue while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital on Sunday morning. She was 30. The Department of Information confirmed the death in a statement issued on Sunday nig

Bangladesh Begins Training 5,000 Health Workers for Nationwide Dialysis Service Expansion

The Bangladesh government has begun training 5,000 nurses and medical technologists in dialysis care as part of plans to rapidly introduce services for kidney patients at district and upazila levels nationwide. The government has also decided to create 2,500 new posts for nurses and medical technolo

Government Hospital Patients Raise Concerns Over Quality of Tk175 Daily Meals

Patients admitted to government hospitals in Bangladesh have complained that meals supplied under the Tk175 daily food allocation are tasteless and may not meet nutritional needs, despite menus that include rice, lentils, vegetables, fish or meat, eggs, bread and fruit. Hanufa Akter, a pseudonym, h

Bangladesh Hospitals Used Watch Antibiotics in 91% of Cases

Hospitals in Bangladesh used World Health Organization Watch-category antibiotics in 91% of cases, despite WHO guidance that these drugs should be used only in specific situations because excessive or irrational use can rapidly drive antimicrobial resistance, according to the country’s largest natio

Europe heatwave swamps hospitals, halts Parties

Medics in Britain and France warned hospitals were struggling with the heat and a surge in emergency calls. Authorities have reported hundreds of people dead in Spain and others across Europe, including several children who died in hot cars. Some cooler air breezed over western parts, but central an