bangladesh health sector

US aid cuts push Bangladesh's health sector to the edge

More than 80 percent of humanitarian programmes funded by USAID worldwide have been scrapped.
6 May 2025, 09:39 AM

Three examples of badly-run public hospitals

Prioritise recruitment and efficient management
22 December 2024, 07:00 AM

Why are so many doctors unregistered?

BMDC must be strengthened to ensure strict oversight
10 November 2024, 16:00 PM

We must be bold with health sector reforms

While we have made significant achievements, complacency cannot be allowed
29 August 2024, 06:00 AM

Public institutions must perform better

Govt should overhaul ailing sectors, ensure accountability
16 August 2024, 04:00 AM

Neglecting public health literacy will cost us

High prevalence of inadequate health literacy causes health disparity in terms of access to and use of healthcare services.
6 October 2023, 04:00 AM

Unchecked infections: When hospitals turn deadly

Sheikh Abdul Alam, 96, was admitted to a private hospital on December 20, 2021, with a broken hip from a fall.
16 November 2022, 02:30 AM

‘To properly utilise health budget, we need a system overhaul’

Dr Syed Abdul Hamid, professor at the Institute of Health Economics in Dhaka University, talks the allocation for the health sector in the proposed national budget.
13 June 2022, 18:00 PM

How are banned hospitals still operating?

DGHS drive must not be yet another failure of implementation
7 June 2022, 13:32 PM