Are hospitals a major source of fatal infections?

A joint study by icddr,b and the Directorate General of Health Services, conducted across 11 tertiary-level hospitals in Bangladesh, has found that none of the hospitals collect any data on hospital-acquired infections and infection control on their premises.

Cases of hospital-acquired infections are high, and often are the reason behind deaths in ICUs, CCUs, and HDUs.

In today's Straight from Star Newsroom, The Daily Star's Naziba Basher and senior reporter Zyma Islam discuss why this issue should be addressed.