Public health

Public health

Reining in the culture of unnecessary C-sections

Reining in the culture of unnecessary C-sections

From historical perspectives to recent court directives, this piece dissects the nuances, challenges, and potential impacts of the prevailing C-section trend in Bangladesh

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PM urges international community to work together to attain public health goals

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Controlling trans-fat use must to safeguard public health: Experts

Sadman Yeasar Alam. Sketch: TBS

Grading goodness: Food labels for healthier choices and compliance

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23% urban population suffers from hypertension: Study

Master of Public Health Program inaugurated

Master of Public Health Program inaugurated

Public health in risk due to lack of toilets

Public health in risk due to lack of toilets

Micro packaging turning into environmental, public health hazard

Micro packaging turning into environmental, public health hazard

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51 years of independence: State of our public health

No public toilet around? No problem, toilets are everywhere!

No public toilet around? No problem, toilets are everywhere!

Illustration: TBS

‘In no other country are hospitals and diagnostic centres separate entities’

A meal of a "Monster"-sized A.1. Peppercorn burger, Bottomless Steak Fries, and Monster Salted Caramel Milkshake is seen at a restaurant in Foxboro, Massachusetts July 30, 2014. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter

‘Some 6000 people succumb to trans-fat induced heart diseases each year in BD’

Institute of Public Health (IPH) building in the sixties, this is where icddr,b then Cholera Research Laboratory (CRL) was founded. Photo: Courtesy

Sixty years of icddr,b: From oral saline to polio eradication - saving millions of lives globally