At least one third of the most common cancers can be prevented through reducing alcohol consumption, healthier diets and improved physical activity levels. If smoking is included the figure is about 50%. Further, according to the WHO, 57000 people die…
Sundarbans is one of the wonders and the largest mangrove forest in the world. It was recognized by UNESCO as a heritage site in 1997. The devastating oil spill in the River Shela inside Sundarbans on December 9 has put…
Health is a human right and a cornerstone of sustainable development and global security. The World Health Organization?s constitution also affirms that the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental human right. However in Bangladesh Constitution,…
On the eve of Human Rights Day 2014, SERAC-Bangladesh, The Hunger Project and Young Men for Gender Equality (YM4GE) jointly hosted a study circle in Mymensingh on Wednesday focusing youth voices to prevent gender based violence and ways to prevent…
According to the GAP Report from UNAIDS, 1.5 million people worldwide died of AIDS-related illnesses in 2013. By the end of 2013, an estimated 35 million people around the world were living with HIV. Further, UNAIDS also reported that Bangladesh…
A report by the World Health Organization states, every year 57000 people die in Bangladesh as a result of tobacco related diseases and it is also reported that about 1.2 million people are affected directly for 8 major tobacco related…
SERAC-Bangladesh Executive Director and Women Deliver Global Young Leader S M Shaikat joined the 2014 Forum of Partners on Maternal and Newborn Child Health (PMNCH) held in Johannesburg, South Africa during June 30-July 1, 2014. During this occasion, Mr Shaikat…
The World Environment Day 2014 theme ?Raise your voice, not the sea level? was focus at a awareness campaign led by young volunteers of SERAC-Bangladesh and Youth Coalition for Climate Justice in Mymensingh today. Members of these two organizations alleged…
According to the World Health Organization, Tobacco alone kills 57000 people affects 1.2 million people with 8 killer diseases including Tuberculosis, cancer, diabetes, asthma, cardiac diseases, Berger?s disease etc in Bangladesh a year. It also causes a large economic loss…
It is our pleasure to announce that SERAC-Bangladesh’s Executive Director Mr S M Shaikat has been appointed as the Advisor in Bangladesh of the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA). Acknowledging his works for young people and Bangladeshi women, the…