Dr Be-Nazir Ahmed | The Business Standard

: If we do indeed have a surplus budget, there are many areas we can invest in such as modernising our hospital facilities. Photo: Mumit M

Analysis

Health needs a bigger budget but cannot spend the amount allocated. Why?

If South Africa had vaccinated a sizable portion of its population on time, this variant might not have become a source of concern for many. Photo: Reuters.

Analysis

Omicron is a result of inequity in vaccine distribution

A large portion of our population can’t afford to pay rising healthcare costs and as a result they are choosing not to seek healthcare services. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Panorama

We planned to halve out-of-pocket expenditure in healthcare and then went the other way

Critically ill patients are seen being treated for dengue infection at Sir Salimullah Medical College. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS

Panorama

Dengue menace: We need entomologists to introduce vector management system

People are leaving and coming back to Dhaka continuously, undermining the achievements of earlier lockdowns. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS

Panorama

We may soon run out of hospital beds, ICUs and oxygen

Public gathering could multiply the rate of transmission. Photo: UNB

Panorama

We will see an explosion after 14 days of celebrating Eid ul Adha

Dr Be-Nazir Ahmed, former director (Disease Control), DGHS

Panorama

A patient cannot actively spread black fungus

Dr Be-Nazir Ahmed , former director (Disease Control), DGHS. Sketch/TBS

Panorama

India variant in Bangladesh: We might see an inevitable spike in August

Dr Be-Nazir Ahmed/TBS Sketch.

Interviews

Decision to keep RMG factories open unscientific