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Apr92025 by No Comments

Sustainable funding crucial to control hypertension

World Health Day 2025 has been observed this year under the theme "Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures." To mark the occasion, research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) organized a webinar titled "Controlling Hypertension to Safeguard Public Health: Bangladesh Perspective" on 9th April (Wednesday), with support from the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI). It was informed during the webinar that hypertension and various other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 71% of total deaths in Bangladesh, yet the budgetary allocation to combat NCDs comprises only 4.2% of the total health budget. To address this alarming situation, it is imperative to increase the allocation for this sector in the upcoming budget for FY 2025-26. According to a World Health Orga...

Apr82025 by No Comments

160 Public Transport Drivers Trained by DAM and BRTA

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With the aim of proper implementation of Smoking and Use of Tobacco Products (Control) Act (Amendment-2013) initiative of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority-BRTA and Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Health Sector training has been provided to 160 public transport drivers at the Zoar Sahara BRTC Bus Depot in capital on April 8, 2025. Adut Rahman Imon, Program Officer of the Tobacco Control Project of the Health Sector of DAM, presented a documentary on implementing the Tobacco Control Act and health damage among professional drivers. In the training, public transport drivers (Bus, CNG, Laguna, Tempu) are informed about the bad effects of direct and indirect smoking, health hazards, and tobacco control laws. Passengers, especially women and children, are indirectly exposed to smoke in public tr...

Mar272025 by No Comments

Safety Network Bangladesh Hosts Tribute to Resilience and Unity on Independence Day

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Safety Network Bangladesh proudly organized the "Heroes of '24 Grand Iftar and delivering Eid gift hampers on Independence Day to martyred families and injured survivors," followed by a momentous communal gathering held to honor the indomitable spirit of the July-August 2024 uprising heroes. This landmark event, hosted at Hotel Lakeshore in Gulshan yesterday, brought together foreign diplomats, prominent socio-cultural figures, and security professionals to pay tribute to the sacrifices made for freedom and justice, while extending tangible support to affected families. The evening was graced by Chief Guest Brigadier General (Retd.) M. Sakhawat Hossain, Honorable Adviser to the Ministry of Shipping, whose presence underscored the event’s national significance. Distinguished special gues...

Mar272025 by No Comments

Volunteers for Environment-(VFE) Brings Eid Joy to Underprivileged Children in Dhaka

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Volunteer for Environment (VFE) an environment and climate focus voluntary non-profit organization spread the spirit of Eid by organizing a gift distribution event for underprivileged and orphaned children at Surovi School in Dhanmondi, Dhaka in the Capital. The amazing initiative, supported by the Marketing Alumni Association (University of Dhaka), Bangladesh Environmentalist Society and Shohojog, aimed to bring the festive joy of Eid to those who need it most. During the event, over 150 underprivileged and orphaned children were presented with new clothes and essential educational supplies, offering them not only material support but also a sense of belonging and celebration. The initiative highlighted the importance of community support and social responsibility during the festive se...

Mar262025 by No Comments

Tobacco Control Law should be Reformed in Line with WHO FCTC

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According to the World Health Organization, tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disease globally, stated the speakers. Today, on Tuesday, March 25, at 3:00 PM, during a discussion meeting titled "Role of Civil Society in the Implementation of WHO FCTC" organized by Dhaka Ahsania Mission at the health sector office in Shyamoli, the speakers further mentioned, "Tobacco poses a significant barrier to public health protection and achieving SDG targets. Therefore, the proper implementation of FCTC and the participation of civil society are crucial to achieving the SDGs by 2030. To ensure the effective implementation of FCTC, it is essential to amend and enforce the tobacco control law strictly." The speakers included Iqbal Masud, Director of Health and WASH Sector at Dh...

Mar242025 by No Comments

Three Price -Tiers in Cigarette will Hike Revenue, Reduce Use- PROGGA-ATMA at Pre-Budget Press Conference

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Research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) have urged policymakers to reduce the number of cigarette price tiers from 4 (four) to 3 (three) in the upcoming national budget for FY 2025-26. During the event that took place today (24 March 2025, Monday) at the Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah Conference Hall of the National Press Club, speakers said that the existing four-tiered price system in cigarette bars any tax and pricing measure from playing an effective role. Against this backdrop, the low and medium tiers of cigarettes should be merged and prices for the new tier should be hiked so that it can contribute additional revenue to government coffers and play a role in discouraging cigarette use among the youth and the poor demogr...

Mar242025 by No Comments

MANAS’ letter calling for a ban on smoking scenes in dramas and films

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MANAS has written to all TV channel authorities, urging them to refrain from airing dramas and films during the holy Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations and to comply with the existing tobacco control law. On March 23, the letter signed by the organization's president, Professor Dr. ArupRatan Choudhury, was sent to the managing directors and program heads of TV channels. The letter states that smoking, tobacco consumption and drug addiction are currently one of the biggest obstacles to public health development. Especially among teenagers, the trend of smoking and drug addiction is increasing, which is an alarming sign for the family, society and the state! More than 161,000 people die every year in the country due to tobacco-related diseases. There are about 15 million drug addicts in the country w...

Mar222025 by No Comments

Young Doctors Demand Strengthening of TC Law to Protect Youth

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Tobacco companies are using various misleading strategies to attract young people to smoking. They are promoting tobacco under the guise of corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. To put an end to these manipulative tactics, young doctors have demanded amendments to the existing tobacco control law to strengthen its enforcement. At a workshop titled "Young Physicians Leading the Fight Against Tobacco: Safeguarding Public" organized by the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh on Saturday (March 22, 2025), medical students from various colleges across the country voiced this demand. Citing the WHO, they stated that 161,253 people die prematurely in Bangladesh each year due to tobacco use. To reduce these preventable deaths, they called for amendments to six key provisions of the...

Mar202025 by No Comments

Youth Demand Minimum Retail Price of Cigarettes to be Set at 9 Taka

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To discourage smoking among children, adolescents, and young people, youth activists have demanded that in the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26, the lower and mid-tier cigarette categories be merged, setting the minimum retail price of each cigarette stick at 9 Taka. They argue that this price increase would deter young people from smoking, potentially preventing approximately 900,000 premature tobacco-related deaths in the long term. Additionally, the government could generate an additional revenue of 20,000 crore Taka, which is 43% higher than the previous year. This demand was voiced at a press conference organized by Ahsania Mission Youth Forum for Health and Well-being on Thursday morning (March 20, 2025) at the National Press Club. The event was chaired by Marjana Muntaha, the forum's...

Mar192025 by No Comments

Hypertension control must be prioritized in budget- Public health experts at journalists’ workshop

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Hypertension and various other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 71% of total deaths in Bangladesh. However, the budgetary allocation dedicated to combat NCDs is alarmingly low, comprising only 4.2 percent of the total health budget. To combat the growing prevalence of hypertension, it is essential to increase allocation for this sector in the upcoming budget for FY 2025-26. Such demands were made at a two-day long workshop for journalists titled "Hypertension Control in Bangladesh: Progress and Way Forward", held at the capital's BMA Bhaban from 18-19 March 2025. The workshop was organized by research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) with support from Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI). Twenty-six journalists working in print, television and onlin...