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March 2000

 

Downward curve start to rise mostly in South-Asia

October 31, 2000 

  

Dhaka-- (UNB) – The global death toll in young children has fallen dramatically in the past half century and even dropped below the target set a decade ago by world leaders.

 

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WHO's project for treating Filariasis

October 24, 2000 

  

Dhaka-- (UNB)- An estimated 2 crore people, especially in north Bengal, suffering from lymphatic filariasis will soon receive proper treatment free of cost.

 

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Malaria broke out in an epidemic form in Hill Tract

October 24, 2000 

  

Rangamati-- (UNB)- Malaria that broke out in an epidemic form in the district claimed 50 lives and affected several hundred people in last six months.

 

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Iodine deficiency causing increase in Goiter

October 23, 2000 

  

Shariatpur-- (UNB) - Number of goiter patients is increasing day by day in greater Faridpur district due to iodine deficiency.

 

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Construction of Dinajpur Medical College completed

October 22, 2000 

  

Dinajpur-- (UNB) – Construction Dinajpur Medical College has been completed at a cost of Tk 58 crore, which included medical apparatus and equipment for the students.

 

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Diet ingredient linked to strokes

October 21, 2000 

  

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) -- An ingredient in dozens of popular over-the-counter diet and cold medicines may be the cause of several hundred hemorrhagic strokes suffered annually by people under 50, government scientists said Thursday.

 

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DMC nurses' strike withdrawn

October 19, 2000 

  

Dhaka, Oct 18 (UNB) - Nurses of Seba Institute of Dhaka Medical College Hospital called off their work abstention programme today (Wednesday).

 

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8,000 people infected as floodwaters are receding

October 18, 2000 

  

Jessore-- (UNB) – Some 8,000 people in five upazilas of the district have been attacked with various diseases, including diarrhoea, with the recession of floodwaters.

 

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Nurses’ strike continues

October 18, 2000 

  

Dhaka-- (UNB)- Nurses of Seba Institute of Dhaka Medical College Hospital continued their work abstention programme yesterday hampering medicare services of the hospital.

 

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Waterborne diseases break out in epidemic form

October 13, 2000 

  

Magura-- (UNB) – With the recession of floodwater, waterborne diseases, including diarrhoea, have broken out in an epidemic form in the district.

 

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Experts develop draft of communication training manual

October 13, 2000 

  

Dhaka-- (UNB) - Health experts have developed a draft of communication training manual to assuage the existing health problems through the manual, emphasizing behaviour change communication (BCC).

 

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Dhaka City Corporation to accelerate mosquito control

October 13, 2000 

  

Dhaka-- (UNB) – A high level meeting of Dhaka City Corporation yesterday directed the officials concerned to accelerate the mosquito control and garbage removal activities to curb mosquito menace.

 

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In the long run: A tobacco company admits

October 13, 2000 

  

GENEVA (AP) - The Philip Morris tobacco company admitted Thursday that smoking is addictive and deadly and said it was in favor of global regulation of the tobacco industry - although it defended its freedom to sell cigarettes.

 

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How to combat malnutrition branded as ‘silent emergency’

October 10, 2000 

  

Dhaka-- (UNB)- Health experts stressed the need for developing effective communication training manual for spreading among the public the message of how to combat malnutrition branded as “silent emergency”.

 

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Workshop on Family Medicine in Bangladesh

October 10, 2000 

  

Dhaka-- (UNB) – A two-day “National Workshop on General Practice/Family Medicine in Bangladesh” begins at Hotel Sonargaon here tomorrow (Tuesday).

 

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Polio-elimination contemplated

October 10, 2000 

  

Bandarban-- (UNB) – An advocacy meeting was held here yesterday (Sunday) seeking cooperation of all in eliminating polio through the 8th National Immunization Day 2000.

 

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Theatre on Arsenic titled ‘Arsenic-pala’ today

October 10, 2000 

  

Dhaka-- (UNB) – In a bid to make the people aware about the dangerous effects of drinking arsenic contaminated water, Centre for People’s Participation, Training and Research- (BROTTEE) has taken up a number of programmes.

 

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Book on home-health by ex-medical officer of WHO

October 8, 2000 

  

Dhaka (UNB) – One need not rush to doctors or hospitals in all cases of illness.

 

A former medical officer of World Health Organisation has prescribed solution to a variety of common diseases and accidents that can provide a family homespun treatment.

 

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Workshop on general practice in Bangladesh from Tuesday

October 8, 2000 

  

Dhaka (UNB) – A two-day national workshop on ‘General Practice/Family Medicine in Bangladesh’ begins at Hotel Sonargaon here on Tuesday.

 

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President visits an Eye Hospital in rural Bangladesh

October 8, 2000 

  

Dhaka (UNB) – President Justice Shahbuddin Ahmed yesterday visited Batakandi Eye Hospital and Keshabpur girls’ high school in the remote areas of Daudkandi upazila of Comilla district.

 

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Outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease claims first Malaysian victim

October 7, 2000 

  

KUALA LUMPUR, OCT 6 (UNB/AP) - Health authorities scrambled Friday to prevent an outbreak of the highly infectious hand, foot and mouth disease from spreading after a three-year-old Malaysian boy was confirmed to have died from it.

 

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CDC: Adult smoking holds steady at nearly one in four

October 7, 2000 

  

ATLANTA, OCT 6 (UNB/AP) - The number of American adults who smoke held steady in 1998 at one in four - a rate that hardly budged during the 1990s despite anti-tobacco campaigns and new kick-the-habit aids like nicotine gum and the patch.

 

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‘Morning-after’---- pills in French schools

October 6, 2000 

  

PARIS (AP) - France's National Assembly voted on Thursday to allow public school nurses to distribute a morning-after contraception pill in junior and senior high schools.

 

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68 died of Dengue so far

October 4, 2000 

  

Dhaka (UNB) – Some 3,837 people were afflicted by dengue fever since it broke out in July of whom 68 died.

 

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Seminar on sex & reproductive health of adolescents today

October 4, 2000 

  

Dhaka (UNB) – A seminar on sex and reproductive health of adolescents will be held at Hotel Sheraton here today (Wednesday).

 

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Doctors’ leave cancelled in flood-hit areas

October 2, 2000 

  

Dhaka (UNB) – All kinds of leave of the government medical staff in the flood affected areas have been suspended until further order.

 

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