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Supporting socially inclusive development for better livelihood through Rupsha 800 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Project
Jun 15, 2023The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) has attached great importance to the power sector to propel and sustain the economic momentum of the country. As a part of this effort, the GoB is increasing the national power... -
In quest of collaborative improvement of the quality of health care services in Bangladesh
Jan 17, 2023To achieve improved health outcomes, public, private, and non-governmental (NGO) health care providers must join forces to collaboratively improve the quality of health care services and build resilient health systems. A learning event, Integrated Community Development... -
Dhaka Flow set an example of next level Yoga movement in Bangladesh
Jan 13, 2023Shazia Omar hosted Bangladesh’s first-ever yoga and wellness festival, Dhaka Flow, on Friday, January 13, 2023, from 11 am to 5 pm, at Gulshan Society Lake Park, Dhaka. The event saw 60 private sector companies, 20... -
Genome sequencing of Coronavirus from Bangladesh and its future prospects
May 16, 2020A team of Bangladeshi scientists at the Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) has successfully managed to complete the genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 i.e. Coronavirus in Bangladesh very recently (May 12, 2020). The team of genetic sequencing... -
Exploring the COVID-19 landscape in the context of Bangladesh
Apr 11, 2020In the current global pandemic scenario of coronavirus disease, better known as COVID-19, Professor Samir Kumar Saha, Head of the Department of Microbiology at Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Executive Director of Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF)... -
Study suggests a second patient cured of HIV
Mar 14, 2020A study of the second HIV patient to undergo successful stem cell transplantation from donors with a HIV-resistant gene, finds that there was no active viral infection in the patient’s blood 30 months after they stopped... -
Scientists call for government action to control and treat unprecedented outbreak of childhood HIV in Pakistan
Dec 20, 2019The HIV outbreak in Pakistan is unprecedented in terms of the proportion of young children affected, mostly under 5-years-old. It represents a 54% increase in paediatric diagnoses over the past 13 years, according to an observational... -
Over 300 children and adolescents die every day from AIDS-related causes
Nov 28, 2019Some 320 children and adolescents died every day from AIDS-related causes in 2018, or 13 every hour, according to a global snapshot on children, HIV and AIDS released by UNICEF. Low access to antiretroviral treatment, in... -
FDA approves Gilead Sciences Inc’s Descovy to reduce the risk of HIV infection
Oct 4, 2019The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Gilead Sciences Inc’s Descovy to reduce the risk of sexually acquired HIV infection in men and transgender women who have sex with men. The approval does not include... -
Tenfold increase in number of adolescents on HIV treatment in South Africa since 2010
Oct 3, 2019A new study of more than 700,000 one to 19-year olds being treated for HIV infection suggests a ten-fold increase in the number of adolescents aged 15 to 19 receiving HIV treatment in South Africa, according...
