Dhaka – Bangladesh Overseas Employment Services Limited will process request of an Omanis request for recruitment doctors and nurses from Bangladesh, an official said Tuesday. Oman’s Rusayl Health Center has intended to recruit 35 Bangladeshi doctors and 50 nurses. “Interested doctors and nurses can begin the process through the public sector recruiting agency for making…
Dhaka (newsnextbd.com) — The rate of night blindness disease has been decreased to .04 per cent from 3.76 per cent in the country, as the government involved feeding Vitamin ‘A’ capsules to children across the country. The country will observe the National Vitamin A-plus Campaign on Saturday to prevent childhood blindness and reduce child mortality…
Geneva (newsnextbd.com) — While countries in South-East Asia have made substantial economic progress, diseases such as dengue and malaria fuel a vicious cycle of poverty and have a significant impact on socioeconomic status of communities. These diseases are still killing thousands of people in the WHO South-East Asia Region, said a WHO press release on…
International Desk (newsnextbd.com):: ‘Selfie’ a new vocabulary which describes the craze of young generation’s obsessive behavior of capturing own photo; is declared as a ‘disorder’ by the American Psychiatric Association, reports The Adobo Chronicles. The declaration came in their annual board of directors meeting in Chicago. They have named this disorder ‘Selfitis’. According to their…
Sangsad Bhaban (newsnextbd.com) — The total number of diabetic patients in Bangladesh is now 84 lakh, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said here on Wednesday. Replying to a question from treasury bench member Noor-un- Nabi Chowdhury in the House, he said Bangladesh Diabetic Association has been providing treatment to diabetic patients across the…
Dhaka (newsnextbd.com) – Bangladesh was among the 11 South-East Asia country, home to a quarter of the world’s population, were declared polio-free on Thursday by World Health Organization, said a WHO press release. The WHO’s regional office met on Thursday in New Delhi, where they issued a polio-free certification for the region. The 10 other…
New Delhi (newsnextbd.com) — Who would have expected a toilet to one day filter water, charge a cellphone or create charcoal to combat climate change? These are lofty ambitions beyond what most of the world’s 2.5 billion people with no access to modern sanitation would expect. Yet, scientists and toilet innovators around the world say…
International Desk, Washington (newsnextbd.com) –When it comes to food, you know that portion and plate size matters. But color? Indeed, the color of your plate can make you eat more – or less. If you’re trying to get rid of a few extra pounds, you might try serving your meals on a plate that contrasts…
Dhaka (newsnextbd.com): About 26 million Bangladeshis do not have access to safe drinking water, reports World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. They disclosed the report up to 2013 on Friday, the day before of the International Water Day. Women and girls are identified as the major victim of drinking water problem. Almost 71% of the…
London (newsnextbd.com) — Sleep loss may be more serious than previously thought, causing a permanent loss of brain cells, research suggests. In mice, prolonged lack of sleep led to 25% of certain brain cells dying, according to a study in The Journal of Neuroscience, reports BBC Online. If the same is true in humans, it…
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