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Tareq Salahuddin

Dr. Tareq Salahuddin is an award-winning journalist and a Special Correspondent of News Hour. He is a Public Health Professional working in the development sector. Dr. Tareq, a medical graduate, is a member of Public Health Association of Bangladesh and a former member of the Governing Council and Policy Committee of the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), a J2J Fellow on HIV/AIDS and a member of the International AIDS Society. To know more about Dr. Tareq, please visit his personal website (www.tareqsalahuddin.net) or simply Google his name.

Making EMS more effective in Bangladesh

by Tareq Salahuddin - Mar 9, 2019

Emergency Medical Services (EMS), also known as ambulance services or paramedic services or pre-hospital transfer services, are emergency services which treat illnesses and injuries that require an urgent medical response, providing out-of-hospital treatment and transport to...
Praava Health hosts Bangladesh’s first molecular cancer diagnostics lab

by Tareq Salahuddin - Mar 9, 2019

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Berlin to host 11th IAS Conference on HIV Science in 2021

by Tareq Salahuddin - Feb 28, 2019

Berlin is the host city of the 11th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2021), the International AIDS Society (IAS) announced today. The city hosted the 9th International AIDS Conference in 1993, but this is the...
Older people denied right to health and at risk of being left behind in global push towards Universal Health Coverage

by Tareq Salahuddin - Dec 12, 2018

Global AgeWatch Insights put a new light on the right to health for older people, the right to be counted As the global population ages, health systems need to adapt to ensure older women and men...
An urge to prioritize water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) in the election manifestos in Bangladesh

by Tareq Salahuddin - Dec 8, 2018

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) sector actors in Bangladesh made an appeal to the political parties contesting at the 11th National Parliamentary Election to prioritize issues related to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) in their election...
Global leaders call for increased investments in family planning to drive social and economic returns in developing countries

by Tareq Salahuddin - Nov 15, 2018

Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of the Republic of Rwanda, emphasized the benefits of family planning for health, education, economies, and the environment, in remarks made alongside economists and young advocates at...
Butterflies of the Sundarbans: Chandpai and Sarankhola Ranges

by Tareq Salahuddin - Oct 25, 2018

Jiban Bikash Karjocrom (]BK) is happy to announce the publication of ‘Butterflies of the Sundarbans: Chandpai and Sarankhola Ranges’, a manuscript for the first time ever here in Bangladesh. The Sundarbans, globally known as the home...
A commitment to improving primary health care

by Tareq Salahuddin - Oct 25, 2018

New Vital Signs Profiles provide country-by-country snapshot of primary health care, enabling leaders to identify problem areas and make improvements over time On the sidelines of the Global Conference on Primary Health Care, countries from around the world joined the Primary Health Care Performance Initiative to launch...
Bangladesh ranks 161st among nations investing in education and healthcare, study says

by Tareq Salahuddin - Sep 28, 2018

Bangladesh ranks 161st in the world for its investments in education and healthcare as measurements of its commitment to economic growth, according to the first-ever scientific study ranking countries for their levels of human capital. The...
Nobo Jatra project revealed the ground realities of South West Bangladesh

by Tareq Salahuddin - Aug 11, 2018

About half of the people in the coastal southwestern districts of Khulna and Satkhira of Bangladesh have no access to safe drinking water and 58% lack sanitation facilities, water, and sanitation experts said at a dialogue Thursday. They said...