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  A safe work environment for healthcare workers

  Hasnat M Alamgir | Updated at 12:00am on December 31, 2020

  A SKILLED healthcare work force is the cornerstone of the healthcare delivery system. This is particularly true for low- and middle-income countries such as Bangladesh...

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  Neighbourhood and health

  Hasnat M Alamgir | Updated at 12:00am on December 24, 2020

  THE influence of neighbourhood factors on health has been researched for a long time in other countries. Area-based economic data and mortality rates were analysed...

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  Sick leave: who needs it and why

  by Hasnat M Alamgir | Updated at 12:00am on December 19, 2020

  SICK leave by definition is taken for health-related reasons. Paid sick leave from work is an essential employer-provided benefit to ensure employees get well soon...

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  Patient- and worker-friendly hospitals

  by Hasnat M Alamgir | Updated at 12:00am on November 22, 2020

  DEMAND for healthcare services is growing rapidly in Bangladesh because of an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases among its ageing population. It is, therefore, essential...

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  Safe food in Dhaka eateries

  by Hasnat M Alamgir | Updated at 12:00am on November 19, 2020

  DHAKA, the city of mosques, can also be called the city of hotels and restaurants. With vast employment and business opportunities, the abundance of higher...

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  Risk and burden of ageing population in Bangladesh

  Hasnat M Alamgir | Updated at 12:00am on November 10, 2020

  AGING is predominantly a burdening experience as socio-economic support needed to thrive in the later stages of life is not there. According to the World...

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  Significance of health and safety training

  Hasnat M Alamgir | Updated at 12:00am on November 03, 2020

  A REPORT of the Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies showed that 699 workers died at work in 2016 while the Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and...

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  Hearing loss in ageing population

  by Hasnat M Alamgir | Updated at 12:00am on October 17, 2020

  IT IS projected that the proportion of elder people, 60 years and above, will be about 22 per cent, or 36 million, of the total...

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  Construction workers continue to die

  Hasnat M Alamgir | Updated at 12:00am on October 05, 2020

  THREE more construction workers died while they were working in Dhaka on September 25. A few of us bothered to read the details on the...

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  A major threat for healthcare workers

  by Hasnat M Alamgir | Updated at 12:00am on September 18, 2020

  BLOOD-BORNE pathogens are microorganisms that may be present in a patient’s blood and body fluid that can infect healthcare professionals and workers when they are...