Thursday, 31 Oct, 2024

Health

More docs to be appointed soon to ensure health service, Health Minister tells parliament

DHAKA: Health and Family Welfare Minister AFM Ruhal Huq Sunday told parliament that some 3,551 doctors appointed on ad-hoc basis would join soon to resolve the prevailing doctors’ crisis.“The ministry has already provided necessary guidelines to ensure their joining. The government

Lead in colour: 80 percent people affected in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Environmentalists Saturday expressed apprehension that millions of people of Bangladesh are victims of poisonous lead-mixed colours, the old and children being in a vulnerable situation.  “More than 80 percent people, including pregnant women, of the country are at high risk of

Health sectorÔÇÖs ill health <br>Experts long for regulatory body, ombudsman for health sector

DHAKA: Experts Saturday suggested forming an independent regularity body and appointing an ombudsman for curbing irregularities in the country’s ill-managed health sector.As rules and regulations are being hardly maintained in the sector in the absence of proper management and

Govt. to supply four times more medicine to hospitalsÔÇôHealth minister

DHAKA: The government has decided to stick red and green labels on the packets or bottles of government-supplied medicines, Health Minister Dr AFM Ruhal Huq said Sunday about the measure meant for preventing reported rampant pilferage of medical supplies.    “If such a branded