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Jun22025 by TS ReportNo Comments

SAHIC Signs Agreement with Daffodil Software Limited for Smart Hospital ERP Solution

SAHIC (Society for Assistance to Hearing Impaired Children) has signed an agreement with Daffodil Software Limited to develop and implement a modern, cloud-based Hospital ERP system. The goal is to transform SAHIC into a smart, technology-driven healthcare institution. The signing ceremony took place on the 29th of May, 2025, with senior officials from both organizations. SAHIC's President, Momtazuddin Bhuiyan, General Secretary Omar Faruq, Director & Chief Consultant Prof. Dr. Mahmudul Hassan, and Jafar Ahmed Patwary, GM and Reaz Uddin Ahmed, AGM & Head of Marketing, Daffodil Software Limited, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations. Other officials are present from both organizations The tailored ERP solution will digitize key hospital functions, includ...

May282025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Awareness Session for Students on the Occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day

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On the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day, an interactive awareness session was held on Wednesday morning at the premises of Kallyanpur Girls School & College. The event was jointly organized by PSDI Consultancy and Kallyanpur Girls School & College, with Stay Safe Sanitary Napkin as the hygiene partner. In celebration of “Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025,” around 400 students participated directly in the session, while approximately 1,200 students were informed about menstrual hygiene through this school-based campaign. Distinguished guests present at the session included the institution's Principal Shahnaj Begum, PSDI Consultancy’s Director (Brand & Business Development) Md. Ishaque Faruquee, development professional and physician Dr. Parveen Akter, physician Dr. Tanima Mitilda Gh...

May172025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Sustainable funding essential to curb hypertension- Speakers at World Hypertension Day discussion meeting

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The risk of hypertension and hypertension-related deaths is growing increasingly in Bangladesh. Although provision of free anti-hypertensive medicine has already commenced by the government, ensuring its uninterrupted supply across the country remains a challenge, as sustainable funding is yet to be secured. Addressing this crisis requires a yearly increase in budgetary allocation. These information and recommendations were highlighted at a discussion meeting titled "Prioritizing Hypertension Control: Bangladesh Perspective" held at the capital's BMA Bhaban on Saturday, May 17. The discussion meeting was organized in observance of World Hypertension Day by research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) with support from Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI). This year...

Apr192025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Optimizing Hemophilia Management in Bangladesh: Addressing the Societal Burden Challenges

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The Haematology Society of Bangladesh is organizing a roundtable discussion on 17 April 2025 to commemorate World Hemophilia Day 2025. This event features a roundtable discussion with key government stakeholders, treating physicians, and experts in the field. The focus of the discussion is to address critical issues related to the management and treatment of hemophilia in Bangladesh. The session is titled, “Optimizing Hemophilia Management in Bangladesh: Addressing the Societal Burden Challenges”. The event brings together prominent figures from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Hematologists and media professionals to discuss the following topics. 1. Central Patient Registry: The Haematology Society of Bangladesh, recognizing the i...

Apr162025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Clinical Test for Rare Disease SMA Successfully Completed first time in Bangladesh

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For the first time, a diagnostic test for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare and incurable disease, has been successfully conducted in the country. Previously, this expensive test had to be done in India or other countries. With the initiative and dedication of the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, along with the support of 'Cure SMA Bangladesh' the only organization in the country working on this condition, this significant achievement has been made possible. The National Institute of Laboratory Medicine and Referral Center provided technical assistance for the test. To mark the release of the test results, a special clinic was held yesterday Tuesday (April 15) at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in Agargaon. On this day, the results of the SMA...

Mar142025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Let’s Give Up Smoking During Holy Ramadan

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Professor Dr. ArupRatan Choudhury If you are planning to give up smoking, this is the appropriate time for you. The holy Ramadan is a blessing for the Muslim community all over the world. Its etiquette and culture restrict people from taking any kind of food, drinks, or smoking, for at least 16 hours. Ultimately smokers and tobacco users in a fasting mood, remain a long time away from smoking, which is systematically not possible other than the holy Ramadan days. It’s a matter of psychological motivation that if he can be away from smoking for the last 16 hours, then it’s not difficult to light up a cigarette for the rest of the hours. Everybody knows about the harmful effects of smoking but ever then, the rate of smokers and tobacco users is not declining low as expected. Most ...

Feb232025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Increased budgetary allocation crucial to combat hypertension- Speakers at journalists’ workshop

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The number of individuals affected by hypertension is increasing rapidly in Bangladesh. While the provision of free medicine has already commenced to combat this surge, ensuring its availability in all healthcare facilities at the grassroots level is essential to effectively control hypertension and hypertension-related non-communicable diseases and deaths. At the same time, sustainable and increased funding is required for an uninterrupted supply of the medicine. Such recommendations were highlighted at a virtual workshop for journalists titled "Necessity of Increasing Budgetary Allocation to Combat Hypertension: Bangladesh Perspective" on 22nd February 2025. The workshop was organized by research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) with support from Global Health A...

Feb232025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Innovation for Wellbeing Foundation Unites Changemakers at Hearth Summit Bangladesh

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Innovation for Wellbeing Foundation (IWF), in global collaboration with The Wellbeing Project, hosted Hearth Summit Bangladesh (Dhaka Edition) at BRAC University today. The summit was co-hosted by BRAC Institute of Educational Development (BRAC IED) and supported by the British Council. BRAC University provided venue support, in collaboration with Heroes for All and Teach for Bangladesh. Bringing together 400 participants—including youth, educators, parents, and mental health experts—the summit fostered intergenerational well-being and resilience. Through this initiative, IWF aims to indirectly impact over 5,000 youth, teachers, parents, and changemakers by promoting wellbeing practices nationwide. Under the theme "Connecting Generations for Wellbeing and Growth," the event provided a dy...

Feb62025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Neuroscience Hospital Hosts ‘Neuromuscular Disease Treatment Center’

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The 'Neuromuscular Disease Treatment Center,' also known as the 'SMA Clinic,' is opening a new chapter in the treatment of the rare SMA disease. Today, Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the second session of this special clinic was held at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in Agargaon. This special clinic was launched in October 2024 for the welfare of patients suffering from rare diseases. The SMA Clinic is a specialized arrangement where relevant healthcare professionals provide treatment to patients from various parts of the country under one roof. The treatment of SMA requires a multidisciplinary approach. Therefore, bringing together almost all necessary disciplines, the 'Neuromuscular Disease Treatment Center,' a special SMA clinic, is organized at the National In...

Feb22025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Experts Call for Urgent Reforms to Strengthen Urban Health Systems

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Health system policymakers from Bangladesh, development partners and researchers from various countries assembled in Dhaka at a policy dialogue event on “Strengthening Urban Health Systems: Prospects & Challenges” to discuss the challenges and prospects of urban health in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). At the urban health policy dialogue, organized by ARK Foundation Bangladesh and BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health on Thursday (30th January 2025), participants emphasized the urgent need for evidence-based policy reforms and program interventions to address health inequities in the cities. According to the World Health Organization, a significant portion of the 4.2 billion people living in cities face inadequate housing, poor transport systems, insufficient sanitatio...