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‘But what about the rest of us?’ Ctg residents worried as no list prepared; vaccination training of health workers yet to start; frontliners to get priority The Covid-19 vaccination campaign is about to kick off in the country, however, training of health officials, workers and volunteers in this regard is yet to start in Chattogram. Not just that, such programme at district level, which was supposed to start on January 23 has been delayed. Asked, Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, civil surgeon of Chattogram, said it would start in a day or two. He said a total of 28 health workers and 56 volunteers w...

According to officials, health workers and other frontliners would be vaccinated first on priority basis. However, they have not taken any step to prepare a list of  the elderly and adults suffering from long-term diseases -- who are most vulnerable to Covid-19. Dr Habibul Ahsan Talukder, Rajshahi divisional director of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said civil surgeons, administrations and local government officials are likely to complete a  list comprising health workers within a few days. Then they will prepare  another list with other frontliners, including law enforcer...

Seychelles re-opens to any tourist who has received Covid-19 vaccine By Travel Reporter By Seychelles News Agency Seychelles on Thursday re-opened its doors to visitors from anywhere in the world as long as they have taken both doses of the Covid-19 vaccination, said a top tourism official. In addition to the vaccine, the traveller must also produce a negative PCR test taken within the prior 72 hours, the Minister for Tourism Sylvestre Radegonde told a press conference. Tourists to the island nation must provide proof of the vaccination through an authenticate certificate. With all these, in ...

48 Ehsaas Nashonuma Centres on the anvil PM’s aide says policy action is envisaged to address malnutrition January 12, 2021 Officials on Monday said around 48 Ehsaas Nashonuma Centres were being established in the country’s 13 districts to provide health services and conditional cash transfers mainly to prevent children from stunting. This was informed during the introductory meeting of Ehsaas Nashonuma steering committee held here under the chairmanship of Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar. The steering committee was bri...

48 Ehsaas Nashonuma Centres being set up at 13 districts Islamabad January 12, 2021 Islamabad: Ehsaas Nashonuma steering committee met for the first time on Monday to discuss scaling up the initiative to other nutritionally vulnerable districts in the country. SAPM Dr. Sania Nishtar chaired the introductory meeting of Ehsaas Nashonuma steering committee. Two federal ministries and six provincial ministries came to the table along with Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, the World Bank, World Food Programme, World Health Organization, Asian Development Bank, UNICEF, Federal Expanded...