Dhaka, Feb 16: Experts, on Saturday, said concerted efforts, information dissemination and awareness among people were needed for prevention of cancer. “The media can play a great role in disseminating information and creating awareness about cancer. A concerted effort by the government, NGOs and members of the civil society, is necessary in this regard,” said...
Cancer, a deadly disease in which the cells of the body grow rapidly and uncontrollably, always takes its name from the part of the body where it starts, even if it spreads to other parts of the body inevitably. Such a cancer is Cervical Cancer, which starts in the cervix and is the second most...
Jointly Organised by A. K. Khan Healthcare Trust and Stethoscope, The Independent on February 16, at BEL Tower, Dhanmondi Each year on February 4, WHO supports International Union against cancer to promote ways to ease the global burden of cancer. Preventing cancer and raising quality of life for cancer patients are recurring theme. February 4,...
A K Khan Healthcare Trust (AKKHT) in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Centre for Global Health (CGH) under the direction of Dr. Bimalangshu Dey and Dr. AK Goodman, developed and implemented a pilot program to provide patient and health care personnel education, accompanied by community-based prevention, screening and treatment for cervical cancer where the...
The A K Khan Healthcare Trust also took the initiative to launch HPV vaccination program in Bangladesh. In June 2007 Dr. Bimalangshu Dey and Dr. James Cussack of Massachusetts General Hospital requested Tanvir Raquib, the International Coordinator of the International Socio-Scientific Conference on Cancer 2008, to try to start a HPV vaccination program in Bangladesh....
