Interview / From vision to equity: Orbis chief charts Bangladesh’s next leap in eye care
21 April 2026, 18:45 PM
In a global health landscape marked by shrinking funding and widening inequities, Orbis International is charting an uncommon trajectory—growth with a deliberate focus on equity. At the helm of this strategy is its newly appointed President and CEO, Kathleen Sherwin, who has just completed an intensive visit to Bangladesh as part of her first 90 days in office.
21 April 2026, 18:45 PM
Precision over power: How proton therapy is transforming cancer care
20 April 2026, 20:00 PM
At the newly established Goh Cheng Liang Proton Therapy Centre at the National Cancer Centre, Singapore, doctors are using cutting-edge radiation techniques such as proton therapy to target tumours more precisely while protecting healthy tissues. In this interview, she explains how modern radiotherapy is transforming cancer care and what patients should know about these advances.
20 April 2026, 20:00 PM
Interview / From progress to pushback: Why reproductive rights are slipping worldwide
16 April 2026, 18:11 PM
As global leaders prepare to convene at the Women Deliver 2026 in Melbourne, a pressing concern looms large: the growing rollback of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).
For Professor Sarah Hawkes—a global health expert at Monash University and co-CEO of Global 50/50—this moment is not an isolated crisis but part of a broader, deeply political global shift.
In an interview with The Daily Star, she reflects on the forces driving this backlash, the limitations of data in policymaking, and why the future of global health may depend on rethinking power itself.
16 April 2026, 18:11 PM
Advances in surgical oncology bringing new hope to Bangladesh
29 March 2026, 01:58 AM
As cancer continues to rise across South Asia, global collaboration and advances in surgical oncology are offering new hope for patients.
29 March 2026, 01:58 AM
Young cancer patients need more than treatment — they need support
19 March 2026, 10:53 AM
At the 3rd SingHealth Peritoneal Surface Oncology Conference, held in Singapore this March, one message stood out with striking clarity: cancer care for young people cannot follow the same template as that for older adults.
19 March 2026, 10:53 AM
The growing challenge of rare tumours — and the centres built to treat them
15 March 2026, 00:19 AM
Rare cancers are often overshadowed by more common malignancies such as breast, lung, or colorectal cancer.
15 March 2026, 00:19 AM
Women Deliver / Gender equality goals at risk without community-led solutions – WD2026
4 March 2026, 08:03 AM
WD2026 centers community-led, feminist solutions grounded in lived experience, dignity, and long-term resilience. The Conference will show and celebrate approaches that invest in what works at the community level, alongside concurrent sessions focused on advancing community-led solutions.
4 March 2026, 08:03 AM
IWD 2026 / Women Deliver calls for community-centred global reform
24 February 2026, 10:30 AM
As the world marks International Women’s Day 2026 under the theme “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls”, Women Deliver is calling for changes in how global systems operate and how power and resources are distributed.
24 February 2026, 10:30 AM
Introduction of rotavirus vaccine: how far is the journey?
Bangladesh has been planning to introduce the rotavirus vaccine for quite a long time. But it does not seem to be very fast. Children
18 May 2019, 18:00 PM
HBOT: The oxygen revolution therapy and its potential
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a specialised oxygen treatment that enhances the body’s natural healing processes. It is called the oxygen revolution therapy due to the marvelous outcome of treatment.
27 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Challenging TB in Bangladesh
Each year, we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
23 March 2019, 18:00 PM
The rising threat of NCDs in Bangladesh
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease, are collectively responsible for almost 70% of all deaths worldwide. Almost three quarters of all NCD deaths, and 82% of the 16 million people who died prematurely, or before reaching 70 years of age, occur in low- and middle-income countries like Bangladesh.
5 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Obesity is increasing among the younger generation in Bangladesh
Obesity and overweight are considered both non-communicable diseases and risk factors. Obesity and overweight increase the risk of diabetes, cancer and cardio-vascular diseases (CVD).
22 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Global accolade for a Bangladeshi microbiologist
Each year American Society for Microbiology (ASM) recognises some renowned scientists for their outstanding contribution in
17 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Imperatives for ensuring immunisation: a CSO perspective
The important role played by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in supporting routine immunisation services, creating demand for
25 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Guide to surgical options and chemotherapy
Some of the cancers that most often affect women are breast, colon, endometrial, lung, cervical, skin, and ovarian cancers.
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Rotavirus vaccine in national immunisation - how far?
Early this year thousands of children got access to rotavirus vaccines in India with the start of a national introduction
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM
"Talk to the girls, listen to their needs and keep them in school"
Recently leading international rights, development, civil society and private sector organisations launched a new data and research partnership to monitor and drive progress on gender targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) at Women Deliver conference.
4 June 2016, 18:00 PM
A global charter for the public’s health
“Taking action to improve the public’s health is set to move into a higher gear”, according to Dr. Mengistu Asnake, President of the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA). “Releasing a template for action to improve health in the modern world makes a timely contribution”, he adds.
21 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Hope in the remote Bangladesh
Cox's Bazar Women and Children's Hospital — a project of Hope Foundation serves the people living in remotest area of Bangladesh. In some specialised services like fistula operation, they provide tertiary care at free of cost which is even rare in some district level hospitals.
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM
A decade of tracking progress
Countdown to 2015 – Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival – launched its 2015 Report on October 19, 2015, at the first Global
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Introduction of IPV in Polio endgame
There is steady progress against polio in the world in recent years. In May 2013, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) launched the Eradication &
4 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Another step forward towards saving children
Bangladesh has introduced the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) in their Expanded Programme of Immunisation (EPI). It was
21 March 2015, 18:31 PM