On 24th March, it will be World TB Day. Under the National TB Programme (NTP), we can all make use of free TB diagnosis and treatment. But uptake to this free service is surprisingly slow. Why is this? My personal view is that there are still many myths that we have to overcome, the biggest one being that TB

Dhaka, November 17: Awareness, change in food habit and lifestyle, and early diagnosis and treatment can save many people affected by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) from premature death. Health experts made the observation at a national workshop on ‘Strengthening, Monitoring, Control System for NCDs at Various Levels of Health Delivery Systems’ held at BRAC Centre in

On October 2015, Non Communicable Diseases Control Programme of Directorate General of Health Services organized a seminar in collaboration with ARK Foundation to discuss challenges in non-communicable diseases control. Representatives from government and non-government organizations participated in the seminar. Professor Dr. Deen Mohd. Noorul Huq, Director General of Health Services was the Chief Guest. Professor