MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'bangladesh'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:08 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4348427&cid=t_128272_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2011%2F01%2F14%2Fbangladesh-6%2F Fulbaria, Mymensingh district – August 2010 Abu Bakkar, a farmer, in front of his paddy field. He came to the MSF kala azar clinic in Fulbaria with his wife Rokiya, who has post-kala azar dermal leishmaniasis. Kala azar is a neglected disease found largely in parts of Asia and Africa. After malaria, it is the second biggest parasitic killer in the world causing over 50,000 deaths every year. According to the World Health Organisation, approximately 200 million people in South Asia are at risk from the disease. Of the estimated 500,000 people in the world infected each year, many are thought to live in Bangladesh, Nepal and India. The disease is now being reported in 45 districts in Bangladesh. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4348427 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:25:41 +0100 4348427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3676635&cid=t_128272_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ffilm-review-christy-turlington-tackles-womens-health-issues-with-no-woman-no-cry-documentary%2F This post originally appeared on our sister site TheGloss, and was written by TheGloss Editor-in-Chief Lilit Marcus. During the opening sequence of her documentary No Woman No Cry, Christy Turlington admits that she’s led a pretty charmed life, but something happened the day that she gave birth to her daughter and there were complications: “I went from invincible to powerless.” Though Turlington got medical care and both she and her daughter were fine, she realized how fortunate she was to have access to quality maternity care. The experience sent her on a new kind of journey, not only of motherhood but of a mission to learn about maternal health around the world and try to raise awareness about women’s health issues. Her travels took her from Bangladesh to Guatemal... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3676635 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:29:12 +0100 3676635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3282558&cid=t_128272_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F02%2F18%2Fbangladesh-4%2F Kutupalong makeshift camp – December 2009 A violent crackdown on stateless Rohingya living in Bangladesh has led thousands of people to seek safety at Kutupalong makeshift camp. Driven from their homes in the Cox’s Bazaar area by local authorities and vigilante groups, around 2,000 people arrived in January alone, swelling camp numbers to nearly 30,000. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3282558 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:22:36 +0100 3282558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814397&cid=t_128272_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FdOUTrF4ueVU%2F Pakistan long has tottered on the edge of being a failed state:  created amidst a bloody partition from India, suffered under ineffective democratic rule and disastrous military rule, destabilized through military suppression of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) by dominant West Pakistan, dismembered in a losing war with India, misgoverned by a corrupt and wastrel government, linked to the most extremist Afghan factions during the Soviet occupation, allied with the later Taliban regime, and now destabilized by the war in Afghanistan.  Along the way the regime built nuclear weapons, turned a blind eye to A.Q. Khan’s proliferation market, suppressed democracy, tolerated religious persecution, elected Asif Ali “Mr. Ten Percent” Zardari as president, and wasted billion... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814397 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:45:20 +0100 2814397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2780930&cid=t_128272_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F09%2F10%2Fbangladesh-3%2F Photo: Espen Rasmussen / Panos Cox´s Bazar, Bangladesh, June 30 2009. Some of the Rohingya live along the beach on the road between Cox´s Bazar and the Kutupalong makeshift [refugee] camp. They try to earn a little money by fishing. There are thought to be around 200,000 to 400,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh today. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2780930 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:24:01 +0100 2780930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795121&cid=t_128272_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fguest-writer-m-c-m-lokman-hossain-of.html M.C.M. Lokman Hossain of Bangladesh is Deputy Director of Finance at theAsian University of Bangladesh. Please welcome him and his article for the International Carnival of Pozitivities.RonAIDS - A weapon of mankind destructionAIDS is a devastating worldwide pandemic, impacting not only those who are infected, but also their families, the society, the healthcare system, the national economy sphere. Typically HIV/AIDS affects young and middle-aged adults, 10% of HIV infections occur in individuals 50 years and older (CDC). Gender inequity, poor statues of women, lack of proper sexual (safe-sex) and reproductive knowledge, risky Behaviour, sexuality and age are important factors structuring such vulnerability. Gender inequality or Unequal power in sexual relations leads to the sexual double ... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795121 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:42:00 +0100 795121 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=788201&cid=t_128272_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fcombating-hivaids-in-bangladesh-guest.html The following is an article written by Mohammad Khairul Alam of Bangladesh for inclusion in the International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP). Please welcome him and his work about HIV/AIDS in his home country.RonHIV/AIDS epidemic is described as the worst difficulty in the history of health. In fact, human beings have been having great problems since time immemorial but there had never been the worst complexity like AIDS. HIV/AIDS is similar to war but it is worse than war in that when armies fight, it is mostly the men who are killed but HIV/AIDS kills women and children. HIV/AIDS kills people in the prime of their life. HIV/AIDS has no existing cure but there are several ways it can effectively be controlled. After all, common adage has it that prevention is better than cure. If an indiv... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=788201 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:28:00 +0100 788201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764291&cid=t_128272_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fwelcoming-guest-writer-kh-zahir-hossain.html Please join me in welcoming guest writer Kh. Zahir Hossain, M & E specialist with the World Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh.Facing the Challenges of HIV/AIDSAround the world, more than 47 million people are now infected with the HIV/AIDS, It is now a weapon of mankind destruction. It has killed more than 30 million people worldwide according to UNAID and WHO reports since the 1st of December 1981 when it was first recognized. This makes it the worst recorded pandemic in the history of pandemics against mankind. In 2006 alone, it was reported to have killed between 2.5 to 3.5 million people with more than 380000 as children. The large number of these people killed is from the sub Saharan Africa. In some Sub-Saharan African countries, HIV/AIDS is expected to lower life expectancy by as much as 25 ye... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764291 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:48:00 +0100 764291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=704469&cid=t_128272_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fwelcoming-guest-writer-anirudha-alam-of.html Anirudha Alam is the Assistant Director (Information & Development Communication) for the Bangladesh Extension Education Services (BEES).Gender Equality, Beacon of Hope for AIDS PreventionGender equality, a well-defined by-product of human development, always entrenches inclination on how to focus attention on women empowerment. Simultaneously women empowerment confronts challenges consecutively in translating the responsibilities to gender equality into action. Gender discrimination is the prime source of endemic poverty leading to skyrocketing HIV prevalence. With a view to making gender equality a reality as a core commitment, women empowerment has to be the stepping stone to sustainable development.HIV/AIDS epidemic is raging in Africa and mounting all over the world mostly due to gend... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=704469 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:28:00 +0100 704469