Saturday, April 8, 2023

World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates 75 years of health services





 Bangladesh as a member states of World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates 75 years of WHO in befitting manners. Dr. Ahmed Parvez Zabeen, public health specialist and TB activists in an television interview stated that the services by WHO in last 75 years saves many life's in the world. He also reiterates that implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through Primary Health Care (PHC) ensuring Essential Health Coverage saves billion of life's  in the world. 

Saturday, March 25, 2023

World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Information on Tuberculosis


Dr. Ahmed Parvez Zabeen, Public Health Specialist and Tuberculosis Activist informs about what is tuberculosis, signs and symptoms, treatment and prevention on World Tuberculosis Day 2023. 

Friday, March 24, 2023

Bangladesh celebrates World TB Day 2023

 







Bangladesh celebrates World TB Day 2023 with renewed calls for YES! WE CAN END TB; হ্যাঁ! আমরা যক্ষ্মা নির্মূল করতে পারি। 

Friday, March 3, 2023

Bangladesh celebrates World TB Day 2020



 Pre-COVID 19 era celebration of World TB Day 2020. First index case of COVID 19 detected in 8th March 20220. The out-door celebration begins on 1st March 2020. Later on, every events was suspended due to upsurge of COVID 19. SARS CoV 2 virus was responsible for pandemic all over the world. 



Thursday, December 30, 2021

Bangladesh Celebrates World TB Day 2019 with an aim To End TB in Bangladesh, with the theme  
 
এখনই সময় অঙ্গীকার করার, যক্ষ্মা মুক্ত বাংলাদেশ গড়ার।
 
 
GeneXpert Platform ( জিন এক্সপার্ট মেশিন)
 
 
 


Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Uninterrupted Tuberculosis Survices in Bangladesh amid Cononavirus Pandamic


Dr. Ahmed Parvez Zabeen (1st Anti-clock wise) , Divisional TB Expert, Dhaka, NTP handovers PPE

Dr. Ahmed Parvez Zabeen, Divisional TB Expert, Dhaka, NTP handovers Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Damien Foundation for Field Level Laboratory Technician working to End TB and fight #Covid19 in Bangladesh.

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Tuberculosis Case Notification in Bangladesh in 2011

Tuberculosis Case Notification in 2011


National Tuberculosis Control Program, Bangladesh informed that in 2011, 98942 new Smear Positive cases (SS+ve), 3906 Relapse cases, 21915 Smear Negative (SS-ve) cases, 27334 Extra-Pulmonary TB (EPTB) cases and 3460 other forms of cases were diagnosed.

The proportion of smear positive notified cases was high in 2011 in Bangladesh. 

Treatment Outcome Tuberculosis Cases in Bangladesh in 2011 (Cohort 2010)



Treatment Outcome of Smear Positive TB Cases 2011 (Cohort 2010)



National Tuberculosis Control Program, Bangladesh informed that the treatment success was 91% (cure 90% and complete 1%) and unusual outcomes 8% (died 4%, failure 1%, defaulted 2% and transfer out 2%) among Smear Positive Pulmunary Cases (SS+ve) cohort (2010).

Tuberculosis Scenario of Bangladesh 2012


Tuberculosis Scenario of Bangladesh, 2012
Tuberculosis Estimates in Bangladesh, 2012.

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Bangladesh Celebrates World TB Day 2014

World TB Day 2014 rally



A colorful rally brought out on the World TB Day 24 March, 2014 in the morning. The rally started from the front of National Museum, Shahbagh, Dhaka and ended in front of Doel Intersection, Dhaka parading through different streets of the cities. Carts, rickshaws (local vehicles) and microphone were used to inform people about Tuberculosis (TB) and creates demands for TB Services in the country. 

The theme of the World TB Day 2014 in English was Reach The 3 Millions. FIND. TREAT. CURE TB. The Bengali was  যক্ষ্মার সেবা সবার তরে, পৌছে দেব ঘরে ঘরে |