DHAKA: The Southeast Asia Region of the World Health Organization (WHO) comprising 11 countries continues to be polio free. No child has been afflicted by wild poliovirus since the last case was reported from West Bengal, India, in January 2011. The countries in the Region are

DHAKA: The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is a "very low risk" of Zika virus spreading globally as a result of holding the Olympics in Brazil. There is no need to move the Olympics from Rio de Janeiro, or to postpone or cancel them, WHO experts said. The WHO reaffirmed

DHAKA: Banglalink, one of the leading digital communication service providers in the country, has brought a digital health app named “Banglalink Health Zone” for the first time in Bangladesh. The app will enable users to enjoy personalised health service, from the comfort of their

DHAKA: Thailand on Tuesday (June 7) received validation from WHO for having eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, becoming the first country in Asia and the Pacific region and also the first with a large HIV epidemic to ensure an AIDS-free generation. Thai health

DHAKA: When the doctor heard Ms Sayla Rahman had crossed the age 28, he marked her as a ‘High Risk Mother’ on the top of the prescription. Sayla said, ‘I had just completed my post-graduation and joined Bangladesh Civil Service, then I have decided to take a baby but you are saying

DHAKA: Eight out of 10 eighteen-year-olds believe young people are in danger of being sexually abused or taken advantage of online. Besides, more than five out of 10 think friends participate in risky behaviours while using the internet. A new UNICEF study, ‘Perils and

DHAKA: Scientists in the United States are trying to grow human organs inside pigs. They have injected human stem cells into pig embryos to produce human-pig embryos known as chimeras. The embryos are part of research aimed at overcoming the worldwide shortage of transplant organs.

DHAKA: Indian police say they have uncovered an illegal trade in human kidneys in one the leading private hospitals in the capital, Delhi. They say five people have been arrested so far, including two employees of the Apollo Hospital, reports the BBC. They are suspected of luring

DHAKA: Cancer is entering a ‘new era’ of personalized medicine with drugs targeted to the specific weaknesses in each patient’s tumor, say doctors. Precision medicine is one of the big themes at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Doctors say

DHAKA: A total of Tk 17,487 crore has been proposed for the Heath and Family welfare sector in the proposed budget for 2016-17 fiscal year. Finance Minister AMA Muhith made the proposal before the parliament while placing the budget on Thursday. Muhith said, “We have plans to open

DHAKA: Finance minister AMA Muhith in the budget for 2016-17 fiscal year on Thursday (June 2) proposed to increase the price of all tobacco produces including biri and cigarettes. The lowest slab of cigarette price has been set at Tk 23 which was Tk 18 last year, he said. The

DHAKA: A case was filed with Dhanmondi Thana against 1400 unnamed nurses for obstructing police from discharging duties. Police filed the case on Wednesday (June 1) night and two were detained in the case. Dhanmondi Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nure Azam confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: At least 2,234 Indians have contracted HIV while receiving blood transfusions in hospitals in the past 17 months alone. The information was revealed by the country’s National Aids Control Organisation (Naco) in response to a petition filed by information activist Chetan

DHAKA: A project from Bangladesh won Civil Society Innovation Award-2016 sponsored by Australian government. Save the Children’s innovation to improve hand-washing in schools uses environmental cues and nudges, said a press release on Monday (May 31). It is more cost effective

DHAKA: A team of ophthalmologists has found previously unreported eye problems in infants born to mothers who showed signs of Zika virus infection during pregnancy. The researchers from Brazil and Stanford University observed unreported eye problems like retinal lesions, haemorrhaging

DHAKA: “Ride-shares averaged almost three times more germs than a toothbrush holder,” while the number of microorganisms in both ride-shares and rental cars was more than that found on toilet seats and in coffee pot reservoirs, a study said. The recent study suggests that taxis,

DHAKA: President Barack Obama has criticized the US legislature for failing to back his request for a $1.9bn fund to fight the spreading Zika virus. According to Obama, the country could face ‘bigger problems’ in the future and he warned for that, BBC reports on Saturday (May 21).

DHAKA:  Scientists have arrived with an explanation for why some teenage boys go throughout a clumsy stage. Research suggested that the brain struggles to cope with the body's change in height during a sudden growth spurt, BBC published on Friday (May 20). Italian scientists

DHAKA: Superbugs will kill someone every three seconds by 2050 unless the world acts now, a hugely influential report says. The global review sets out a plan for preventing medicine “being cast back into the dark ages” that requires billions of dollars of investment, reports the

DHAKA: WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh in a media statement urged the nations to address the worsening urban air quality as a priority. “Improving air quality must be a top health and development priority in countries of WHO South-East Asia Region