City Desk :
Kidney Awareness Monitoring and Prevention Society
In observance of the World Diabetes Day-2017, the Kidney Awareness Monitoring and Prevention Society (KAMPS) provided free health care and distributed medicine to nearly 300 patients on Tuesday, says a press release. KAMPS, a non-profit voluntary healthcare giving organisation organised the free medical camp awareness program at the premises of the KAMPS’s central office at Moghbazar in city. Chairman of KAMPS, also Chief Consultant, Department of Nephrology, Labaid Specialsied Hospitals, Dhaka, Prof Dr M A Samad formally inaugurated the day-long programme. A 10- member team of physicians, nurses, technicians and volunteers operated the free medical camp till the evening while they ran diabetes tests, BP test, Cretenine and other relevant tests of different segments of patients and also provided them free constancy and medicine. Addressing on the occasion, Prof Dr. Samad said lack of proper health knowledge, consumption of adulterated and unsafe food, air and water pollution etc are turning people sick at the early age. KAMPS Chairman said although KAMPS mainly works on kidney diseases but still the organization come forward to provide healthcare support to poor people . This leading Nephrologist feared that if the flow and growing number of diabetes patients is not possible to prevent through raising awareness among people then in near future it will take an epidemic form in Bangladesh. The KAMPS medical team include Dr Atahar Hossain, Dr Wasima Tahsin, GM of KAMPS, Ayub Hossain, Technologists, Abdullah Al-Momen and Sajib Sikder. Moriom Akter.
National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways
At least 3,608 people, including 423 women and 465 children, were killed and 7,786 others injured in 2,926 road accidents in last ten months in the ongoing year. The fatal accidents took place on highways and national, inter-district and regional roads between January 1 and October 31 across the country, says a press releas. . The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR), a non-government organization, on Wednesday revealed the information in its regular monthly survey and observation report, said a NCPSRR press release. The report was prepared on the basis of 22 national dailies, 10 regional newspapers and eight online news portals and news agencies, the release said. According to the NCPSRR’s survey, the highest number of accidents and causalities occurred in February among last 10 ten months while the lowest number of mishaps and causalities took place in August.
In February, 472 people, including 56 women and 58 children, lost lives in 372 accidents while 217 accidents killed 279 people, including 25 women and 31 children, in August. The survey said, 416 people, including 54 women and 55 children, were killed and 1,012 others received injuries in 350 mishaps in January. In March, 330 accidents killed 362 people, including 49 women and 54 children, and injured 865 others. According to the survey, 349 people lost lives and 861 others received injuries in 320 crashes in April. Among the deceased, 47 were women and 48 were children. A total of 320 accidents occurred in May while 410 people, including 52 women and 58 children, were killed and 1,016 others were injured. According to the survey, 333 people lost lives and 632 others received injuries in 265 mishaps in June. Among the deceased, 34 were women and 42 were children. In July, 297 people, including 27 women and 35 children, were killed and 517 others were injured in 219 accidents. 249 road mishaps took place in September while 356 people, including 38 women and 39 children, died and 605 others injured. In October, 379 people lost lives and 681 others injuries in 258 road crashes. Among the deceased, women and children were 41 and 48 respectively. Ashis Kumar Dey, general secretary of the national committee said that they identified nine vital reasons for the accidents at present time during the survey and observation. Those are: 1. Reckless driving, 2. increasing of three wheeler-vehicles, including motorcycle, on roads and highways, 3. passengers and goods carrying in local made mechanized small vehicles, 4. overloading and overtaking tendency violating laws, 5. not following traffic rules and regulation properly on long-route, including densely populated area, 6. long-time driving without any interval, 7. remarkable number of risky turning points and dilapidated roads, 8. lack of implementation of existing law to stop plying of unfit vehicles and 8. finally, employing unskilled driver without license. Lack of proper supervision and control of the authorities concerned and the lack of general people’s awareness are the major reasons for high number of road mishaps, commented Ashis Kumar Dey.
Kidney Awareness Monitoring and Prevention Society
In observance of the World Diabetes Day-2017, the Kidney Awareness Monitoring and Prevention Society (KAMPS) provided free health care and distributed medicine to nearly 300 patients on Tuesday, says a press release. KAMPS, a non-profit voluntary healthcare giving organisation organised the free medical camp awareness program at the premises of the KAMPS’s central office at Moghbazar in city. Chairman of KAMPS, also Chief Consultant, Department of Nephrology, Labaid Specialsied Hospitals, Dhaka, Prof Dr M A Samad formally inaugurated the day-long programme. A 10- member team of physicians, nurses, technicians and volunteers operated the free medical camp till the evening while they ran diabetes tests, BP test, Cretenine and other relevant tests of different segments of patients and also provided them free constancy and medicine. Addressing on the occasion, Prof Dr. Samad said lack of proper health knowledge, consumption of adulterated and unsafe food, air and water pollution etc are turning people sick at the early age. KAMPS Chairman said although KAMPS mainly works on kidney diseases but still the organization come forward to provide healthcare support to poor people . This leading Nephrologist feared that if the flow and growing number of diabetes patients is not possible to prevent through raising awareness among people then in near future it will take an epidemic form in Bangladesh. The KAMPS medical team include Dr Atahar Hossain, Dr Wasima Tahsin, GM of KAMPS, Ayub Hossain, Technologists, Abdullah Al-Momen and Sajib Sikder. Moriom Akter.
National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways
At least 3,608 people, including 423 women and 465 children, were killed and 7,786 others injured in 2,926 road accidents in last ten months in the ongoing year. The fatal accidents took place on highways and national, inter-district and regional roads between January 1 and October 31 across the country, says a press releas. . The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR), a non-government organization, on Wednesday revealed the information in its regular monthly survey and observation report, said a NCPSRR press release. The report was prepared on the basis of 22 national dailies, 10 regional newspapers and eight online news portals and news agencies, the release said. According to the NCPSRR’s survey, the highest number of accidents and causalities occurred in February among last 10 ten months while the lowest number of mishaps and causalities took place in August.
In February, 472 people, including 56 women and 58 children, lost lives in 372 accidents while 217 accidents killed 279 people, including 25 women and 31 children, in August. The survey said, 416 people, including 54 women and 55 children, were killed and 1,012 others received injuries in 350 mishaps in January. In March, 330 accidents killed 362 people, including 49 women and 54 children, and injured 865 others. According to the survey, 349 people lost lives and 861 others received injuries in 320 crashes in April. Among the deceased, 47 were women and 48 were children. A total of 320 accidents occurred in May while 410 people, including 52 women and 58 children, were killed and 1,016 others were injured. According to the survey, 333 people lost lives and 632 others received injuries in 265 mishaps in June. Among the deceased, 34 were women and 42 were children. In July, 297 people, including 27 women and 35 children, were killed and 517 others were injured in 219 accidents. 249 road mishaps took place in September while 356 people, including 38 women and 39 children, died and 605 others injured. In October, 379 people lost lives and 681 others injuries in 258 road crashes. Among the deceased, women and children were 41 and 48 respectively. Ashis Kumar Dey, general secretary of the national committee said that they identified nine vital reasons for the accidents at present time during the survey and observation. Those are: 1. Reckless driving, 2. increasing of three wheeler-vehicles, including motorcycle, on roads and highways, 3. passengers and goods carrying in local made mechanized small vehicles, 4. overloading and overtaking tendency violating laws, 5. not following traffic rules and regulation properly on long-route, including densely populated area, 6. long-time driving without any interval, 7. remarkable number of risky turning points and dilapidated roads, 8. lack of implementation of existing law to stop plying of unfit vehicles and 8. finally, employing unskilled driver without license. Lack of proper supervision and control of the authorities concerned and the lack of general people’s awareness are the major reasons for high number of road mishaps, commented Ashis Kumar Dey.
