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World Health Day
-2008:
Events and official
observance of the
Day in Bangladesh
 The
theme of this year’s
World Health Day is
“Protecting health
from Climate
Change”, and its
official observance
took place in the
Osmani Memorial
Auditorium, Dhaka.
The Chief Guest at
the ceremony was the
Dr. A.M.M. Shawkat
Ali, Honourable
Advisor, Ministry of
Health and Family
Welfare (MOHFW), and
the Chairperson was
Mr. A.K.M. Zafar
Ullah Khan,
Secretary, MOHFW.
Special Guests
included Dr.
Duangvadee
Sungkhobol, WHO
Representative to
Bangladesh, Mrs
Kamrun Nessa Khanam,
Director General of
Family Planning,
Professor Md. Abul
Faiz, Director
General of Health
Services, and Mr.
Raja Devasish Roy,
Special Assistant to
the Honourable Chief
Advisor, Ministry of
Environment and
Forest.
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World Health Day
2008: “Protecting
Health from Climate
Change”
 Four
Bangladesh Nursing
Colleges observed
World Health Day
2008 with Scientific
Seminars to present
the theme,
Protecting Health
from Climate Change,
with their fellow
faculty and
students. WHO Nurse
Officers were
invited to attend
the seminars and
give key note
speeches. The UNFPA
International
Project Officer for
Reproductive Health
also joined the
seminar in Dhaka.
Important issues
were raised by the
presenters and
students, including
causes of climate
change, greenhouse
gasses, weather
patterns, and
natural disasters
related to climate
change. Climate
sensitive diseases
were also reviewed
and explained by the
panelists
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WHO-Bangladesh
launches the new
Biennial
Collaborative
Programme
The WHO – Bangladesh
Country Office had
an official
launching of their
new two-year
biennial programme
of technical
assistance to the
Government of
Bangladesh. It took
place at the
Conference Hall of
the Ministry of
Health and Family
Welfare on January
31, 2008, and was
attended by 80
participants. The
official launching
event was chaired by
Mr AKM Zafarullah
Khan, Secretary,
Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare.
The WHO
representative to
Bangladesh, Dr
Duangvadee
Sungkhobol, the
Director General of
Family Planning, and
the Director-General
of Health
Services-Bangladesh,
were also present.
All the new
Programme Directors
and the Programme
Managers of the new
WHO biennial
programme were
present as well.
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New Strategic Plan
for NCD Published
 Bangladesh
is now going through
a phase of
epidemiological
transition from
communicable
diseases to non-commmunicable
diseases (NCDs). The
burden of disease is
high for NCDs,
while the duration
of hospitalization
or care is usually
quite long for most
NCDs, and thus, it
is costly per
episode to treat
NCDs. The common
problems in
Bangladesh are:
heart diseases,
respiratory
distress, stroke and
paralysis, elevated
blood pressure,
diabetes, drowning,
and cancers.
The office of the
Director-General of
Health Services (DGHS),
with technical
support from the
WHO-Bangladesh
Country Office, have
just published a
“Strategic Plan for
Surveillance and
Prevention of
Non-communicable
Diseases in
Bangladesh,
2007-2010.” This is
the first-ever
effort to develop a
focused strategic
plan to prevent and
contain these
diseases. NCDs are a
major public health
concern.
This document is
timely and points to
the urgent need for
cost-effective
treatment regimens,
and strong advocacy
for prevention. This
document calls for
stronger
surveillance, better
prevention
mechanisms, and
skilled health
personnel at all
tiers for quick
diagnosis and
treatment. This Plan
of Action lays
emphasis on
achieving a set of
objectives that
makes room for
robust
indicator-based
evaluation systems.
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Country Office holds
a Meeting of new
Programme Directors
and Programme
Managers of the WHO
Work Plan for
2008-09
The WHO Country
Office (CO),
Bangladesh, held a
day-long orientation
event for quality
implementation of
the WHO Biennium
Programme for
2008-09. More than a
100 participants
took part, including
the CO’s technical
officers for
different programme
areas and senior
staff members of the
following units,
which have close
links with
implementation of
the biennial
programme: finance,
fellowships,
personnel,
procurement and
general
administration.
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World Day for Safety
and Health at Work
28 April 2008:
A
special national
seminar to observe
the World Day for
Safety and Health at
Work was held at the
national Press Club
VIP Lounge in Dhaka
today. The aim is
to raise awareness
of the importance of
safe, healthy and
decent work. This
year’s theme is
“Managing risks in
the work
environment”, and it
is an area of public
health that WHO is
giving increasing
attention to through
its support to the
member states. The
International Labour
Organisation
estimates that each
year in Bangladesh
11,700 workers
suffer fatal
accidents, and a
further 24,500 die
from work-related
diseases. It also
estimates that a
further 8 million
workers suffer
injuries at work –
many of which result
in permanent
disability.
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Tobacco-related Illnesses in
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World Health Report 2007
here to
download
The world health report 2007
- A safer future: global
public health security in
the 21st century.
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International health
regulations
here to
download
The International
Health Regulations (IHR
2005) come into force,
within the two years target
set by the 58th
World Health Assembly that
met in Geneva in May 2005.
National Strategic Plan of
Action for Tobacco Control
2007-2010 has been launched
Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare has
officially launched the
National Strategic Plan of
Action for Tobacco Control
2007-2010 recently. The
World Health Organization
(WHO) has supported the
Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare (MOHFW) of
the Bangladesh Government in
its effort to develop the
National Plan of action for
tobacco Control 2007-2010..
Bangladesh has enacted a
tobacco control law in 2005
in accordance with some of
the provisions of WHO FCTC
(Framework Convention on
Tobacco Control). Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare
has established a National
Tobacco Control Cell in
Dhaka to strengthen its
fight against tobacco.
Recently WHO recruited
Technical Officers under
Bloomberg Global Initiative
to reduce tobacco use. They
are supporting the National
Tobacco Control Cell.
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