AstraZeneca admits Covid vaccine can cause rare side effect
Shawdesh desk: AstraZeneca has admitted for the first time in court documents that its Covid vaccine can cause a rare side effect, in an apparent about-turn that could pave the ReadMore
Unregulated baby food raises concerns
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh has no effective inspection and monitoring mechanism to check baby food items. Safe food campaigners have alleged that expired, low-quality, and mislabelled baby food items swarm markets ReadMore
Use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among children alarming: WHO
Shawdesh desk: The widespread use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among adolescents is ‘alarming’, according to a report released on Thursday by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European branch, which recommended ReadMore
Bird flu virus fragments found in pasteurised milk
Shawdesh desk: United States health authorities on Tuesday said that they had discovered fragments of bird flu virus in the nation’s pasteurised cow milk supply during the course of a ReadMore
Health experts urge govt to increase allocation in budget to fight NCDs
Shawdesh Desk: Public health experts on Saturday called for increased allocation in the health sector in the upcoming FY 2024-25 national budget as budgetary allocation to combat non-communicable diseases remains ReadMore
Realising right to health for all means ensuring accessible health facilities for all: Saima
Shawdesh desk: Regional director of WHO South-East Asia Region, Saima Wazed, has said to fulfill the right to health, both health services and the underlying determinants should be available, accessible, ReadMore
Multi drug therapy can cure leprosy disease: health experts
Shawdesh Desk: Health experts said the leprosy also known as Hansen’s disease can be cured if the infected person takes multi-drug therapy in line with the physicians’ suggestions as it ReadMore
Saima Wazed urges all to stand against tobacco, vaping
Shawdesh Desk: In a decisive call to nations within its South-East Asia Region, the World Health Organisation is emphasising the urgent need to escalate actions against the consumption of tobacco ReadMore
