by Moudud Ahmmed Sujan in The Daily Star, Sept 30, 2023Unauthorised companies are smuggling a number of cardiac medical devices into the country and selling those to some of Dhaka’s top public and private hospitals without proper vetting, raising questions about health regulations and patient safety. Over the last one and a half years, these unauthorised devices were used to treat children with congenital heart defects at the government-run National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and…
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report in Khaama Press online, August 27, 2023In a recent report, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urgently appealed for a budget of $125 million to provide crucial funding for hospitals across Afghanistan. The plea underscores the pressing need to ensure the continued operation of essential medical facilities in the country, emphasizing the pivotal role that adequate funding plays in sustaining healthcare services for the people of Afghanistan. The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised…
By Rick Noack in The Washington Post, June 28, 2023SHINDAND, Afghanistan — In the U.S.-built district hospital of Shindand in western Afghanistan, the surge in patients took doctors by surprise. As their wards filled up in recent months, they repurposed staff space to make room for more patients and resorted to prescribing single doses of drugs that should be taken in three doses. Some patients with severe conditions have been turned away because of a…
report in ToloNews, Mar 9, 2023 at 8:22 AMPaktika province has a population of 1.5 million peoople but just has three hospitals and two women doctors. Officials in this province said that due to the lack of female doctors, they have to appoint male doctors. Some residents of the province come to the hospital from far-off districts and called on officials to address their problems. Gul Bi Bi is a resident of Jhoshamand district and…
By Rathindra Kuruwita in The Island, Feb 13, 2023The government’s decision to postpone non-urgent surgeries, at the state-run hospitals, have placed a moral burden on health professionals, health sector trade unionists say.The announcement was made by the Ministry of Health yesterday. Meanwhile, health unions claim that they have been warning that there are shortages of drugs, medical equipment, and chemicals used in labs, for almost two years. Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa, President of the Physicians’ Union…
By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Dec 29, 2022Health Minister Keheliya Rambulwella yesterday (28) said his Ministry was struggling to procure 153 medicines currently in short supply or out of stock in government hospitals despite the availability of a New Delhi credit line to buy the required medicines and surgical items from India. Addressing the media at the Health Ministry auditorium, Rambukwella said that of the 384 medicines, 153 medicines were in short supply. However,…
By Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, Dec 8, 2022Claiming that the shortage of pharmaceutical drugs and other medical supplies is growing more severe by the day, the All-Ceylon Nurses’ Union (ACNU) stated that the number of patients suffering from conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart and kidney diseases, asthma, and cancer due to not receiving proper treatment has now increased, but that the deaths associated with the conditions are not recorded as having…