A statistical overview of death due to alcohol poisoning in the Rajshahi Region - Uddin MK, Royhan ZN, Sumaiya S, Sadat MA, Chatterjee N.
INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of death due to alcohol poisoning is increasing at an alarming rate in Bangladesh. However, there is a lack of actual statistics regarding death cases due to alcohol poisoning in the Rajshahi region. Therefore, this study was d... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
The relationship between childhood abuse and unintended pregnancy among married women of reproductive age in Bangladesh - Islam MJ.
Childhood abuse has been associated with adverse medical, psychological, behavioral, and socioeconomic outcomes in adulthood. Despite this, limited research explores the connection between childhood abuse and unintended pregnancy during adulthood. Notably,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Bangladesh rebukes Myanmar over stray gunfire as border crisis brews
DHAKA -- Myanmar's raging conflict is spilling across the border into Bangladesh, striking fear into communities and raising concerns in Dhaka about a new refugee crisis. Two people in Bangladeshi territory were killed by a stray mortar shell from Myanmar on Monday and least five more were injured…#dhaka #myanmar #bangladeshi #rakhine (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Moimuna Nursing Institute Ushers Hope for Vulnerable Rural Girls in Bangladesh
After passing her secondary school certificate (SCC) in 2019, Sweety Akter went door-to-door to collect money to enroll in a college, but she wasn’t successful. Born to an extremely poor family in Fultala village under Baliadangi upazila in Thakurgaon district, Akter saw her dream of studying fading as she was unable to enroll in a […] (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rafiqul Islam Tags: Aid Asia-Pacific Civil Society Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Inequality Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Youth Bangladesh IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau R Source Type: news
Real Estate business in Bangladesh has huge potential
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Some German Jews say their country goes too far defending Israel
What do an Indian poet, an Australian political scientist, an Irish folk troupe, a British architect, a Bangladeshi photographer, an American historian of the Holocaust, a Chilean composer, an Israeli-Austrian playwright, a Dutch footballer, a German-Nigerian journalist, a Palestinian novelist, a…#australian #irish #bangladeshi #holocaust #chilean #israeli #dutch #nigerian #palestinian #southafrican (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Discrimination, a Killer of Dreams for People Affected by Leprosy
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, Yohei Sasakawa. Credit: Sasakawa Leprosy InitiativeBy Busani BafanaGENEVA, Jan 31 2024 (IPS) Tuji Sode detached himself from his family and hid himself from the public, embarrassed by his condition, which in biblical times meant exclusion from society and even death.
Sode, a university student in Ethiopia, has Hansen’s Disease, also commonly known as leprosy. Leprosy is a bacterial disease that, left untreated, can cause severe disability and deformity.
Sode recalls the severe discrimination because of his leprosy. He d...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 31, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Busani Bafana Tags: Active Citizens Aid Civil Society Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Source Type: news
Onerous Debt Making Poorest Poorer
By Jomo Kwame SundaramKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 31 2024 (IPS) Contractionary economic trends since 2008 and ‘geopolitical’ conflicts subverting international cooperation have worsened world conditions, especially in the poorest countries, mainly in Africa, leaving their poor worse off.
Jomo Kwame SundaramConditions and prospects are so bad that two well-known globalisation cheerleaders have appealed to rich nations for urgent action. Former IMF Deputy Managing Director and World Bank Senior Vice-President, Professor Anne Krueger and influential Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf warn ominously of the dire consequ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 31, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: Africa Armed Conflicts COVID-19 Economy & Trade Energy Financial Crisis Food and Agriculture Global Globalisation Headlines TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Patterns of common illness and injury of readymade garment workers and a review of safety practices in Bangladesh - Haque SE, Datta BK, Eunus HEMM, Akter R, Islam T, Ahmed S, Shahriar MH, Parvez F, Ahsan H, Yunus M.
BACKGROUND: Readymade garment workers globally experience distinctive vulnerabilities at the workplace. The situation is worse in many developing countries. However, there is a lack of scientific evidence about the health and safety of garment workers in t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Black members ’ conference vows to continue the legacy of the Year of Black Workers
Photo: Rod Leon
Delegates convened in Brighton at the weekend for UNISON’s national Black members’ conference, passing motions that will underpin the achievements of 2023’s Year of Black Workers.
These included motions on the mental health of young Black members and children, the fight against microaggressions in the workplace and the appropriate treatment of Black patients and service users.
Much of the agenda’s importance comes in the light...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - January 23, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article News black members Source Type: news
Japan and Bangladesh to negotiate economic partnership agreement
TOKYO/MUMBAI -- Japan and Bangladesh are set to agree to launch negotiations for an economic partnership agreement as early as end of the month, Nikkei has learned, with the countries aiming to seal the deal in 2025. Bangladesh exports a significant amount of textiles to Japan, with many Japanese…#tokyo #southasian #unitednations (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Red Sea conflict plunges Bangladesh garment makers into the red
DHAKA -- Bangladesh's garment industry faces surging freight rates, longer lead times and container shortages as spillover effects from fighting in the Red Sea, just months after the sector was roiled by protests over wages and subsequent factory closures. More than 65% of the South Asian nation's…#dhaka #redsea #southasian #redseasuezcanal #iran #houthi #yemen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Multi-level analysis of the determinants of physical domestic violence against children using longitudinal data from MINIMat mother-child cohort in Bangladesh - Naved RT, Antu JF, Parvin K, Ziaei S.
OBJECTIVES: Despite high levels of physical violence against children (VAC) globally (40-50%), the literature on the determinants of VAC remains inconclusive. Most of the literature on this topic is based on cross-sectional data, and the multi-level nature... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Enhancing landslide risk reduction strategies in Southeast Bangladesh - Alam E, Islam MK.
Since 2000, landslides in southeast Bangladesh have resulted in over 700 deaths, most of which were in informal settlements. For instance, the 2007 landslides in informal settlements in Chittagong and the 2017 landslides in Rangamati took 127 and 150 lives... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Prevalence and associated factors of severity of gender-based violence among street-based female sex workers in Bangladesh - Huq MN, Abdulla F, Hossain MM, Khan S, Nur RA.
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a major public health issue for street-based female sex workers (SBFSWs), particularly in low- and middle-income countries like Bangladesh. There is a vast knowledge gap regarding the underlying issue; therefore, the authors ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
