On a hot summer afternoon in Dhaka, a chilled bottle of soft drink or a glass of sweetened iced tea feels like instant relief. But behind the refreshing taste lies a silent threat — too much sugar consumption is quietly triggering a public health crisis in Bangladesh.
Soil, groundwater and air pollution poses serious health hazards to people around Amin Bazar landfill
The people affected by crises and destitution must be at the centre of our collective decision-making on humanitarian actions.
With the onset of monsoon, torrential rains, and extreme hot weather, it looks like different viral diseases are making their rounds.
Tasmin has lost everything, literally, when the Myanmar army burned down her house in Andaung village in Maundaw. But that is past and she has no time for that now. Her current concern is her eight-month-old son, Firozmin, who has been suffering from dysentery, fever and cough.
More than a decade after playing a leading role in uncovering the health risks to players in the National Football League, Bennet Omalu hopes his research will lead to a ban on children playing high-impact sports.
On a hot summer afternoon in Dhaka, a chilled bottle of soft drink or a glass of sweetened iced tea feels like instant relief. But behind the refreshing taste lies a silent threat — too much sugar consumption is quietly triggering a public health crisis in Bangladesh.
Soil, groundwater and air pollution poses serious health hazards to people around Amin Bazar landfill
The people affected by crises and destitution must be at the centre of our collective decision-making on humanitarian actions.
With the onset of monsoon, torrential rains, and extreme hot weather, it looks like different viral diseases are making their rounds.
Tasmin has lost everything, literally, when the Myanmar army burned down her house in Andaung village in Maundaw. But that is past and she has no time for that now. Her current concern is her eight-month-old son, Firozmin, who has been suffering from dysentery, fever and cough.
More than a decade after playing a leading role in uncovering the health risks to players in the National Football League, Bennet Omalu hopes his research will lead to a ban on children playing high-impact sports.
