May 11, 2020

50 lakh poor households to get cash aid through MFS from May 14

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 11 May 2020 The government’s move to provide cash assistance to 50 lakh poor families hit by the coronavirus pandemic […]
May 11, 2020

Gonoshasthaya kits to be tested today

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 11 May 2020  The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) will begin the performance trial of home-grown Covid-19 testing kit […]
May 11, 2020

People handling the dead still exposed

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 11 May 2020 Health workers and police personnel who come in close contact with unidentified dead bodies for conducting autopsies […]
May 11, 2020

A ray of hope for patients

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 11 May 2020 When there was no effective drug to treat Covid-19 patients in the country, anti-viral generic drug Remdesivir, […]
May 11, 2020

Protection now polluting Study finds 14,500 tonnes of waste in masks, gloves, bags generated in first month of shutdown

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 11 May 2020 Around 14,500 tonnes of hazardous plastic waste have been produced from the single use surgical face masks, […]
May 11, 2020

COVID-19 Bangladesh situation reports (WHO) (11 May 2020)

Bangladesh Situation Reports (WHO) (11 May 2020) As of 11 May 2020, according to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), there are 15,691 […]
May 11, 2020

Prevalence of COVID-19 symptoms, risk factors, and health behaviors in host and refugee communities in Cox’s Bazar

Policy Brief 11 May, 2020 Paula Lopez-Pena, Yale Mac Millan Center, New Haven, CT, USA C. Austin Davis, Yale Mac Millan Center, New Haven, CT, and School […]
May 10, 2020

Convalescent plasma therapy available in Dhaka to combat COVID-19

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 10 May 2020 Evercare Hospital Dhaka has conducted the first ever convalescent plasma (CP) therapy in Bangladesh recently, says a […]
May 10, 2020

Treating cancer during COVID-19

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 10 May 2020 People with cancer appear to be at increased risk of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and their outcomes are […]