Rezwanur Rahman

Rohingya Crisis – Health issues

The Rohingya people are a stateless Muslim-minority group that has been persecuted by Myanmar for many years.1 Recently the Rohingya refugees fled Myanmars northern Rakhine state after insurgents attacked security forces in late August last year, prompting a military crackdown that has since been described as ethnic cleansing.2 According to a recent report of International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNICEF, an estimated 688,000 Rohingya have entered into Bangladesh from Myanmar since 25 August 2017, and the total Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar is now over 900,000.3 The majority of these people are now living in pre-existing camps and settlements, settlement extensions, spontaneous settlements and amongst the host community in Cox’s Bazar District with increasing need of humanitarian assistance, including shelter, food, clean water, and sanitation.3,4 Around 1.2 million people, including both newly arrived Rohingyas and their host communities, are estimated to be in need of health assistance. Based on the public health situation analysis published on 10 October 2017, WHO has graded this crisis as a level 3 emergency, the highest possible rating.5

Cardiac Myxomas: A Histodemographic Analysis

Background: Cardiac myxoma is the most common benign cardiac tumour, accounting for more than half of all primary cardiac tumours. Most myxomas are sporadic and the cause is largely unknown. Familial variants with an autosomal dominant inheritance exist. It is localized generally in the left atrium and typically develops in females. Clinical manifestations can mimic cardiac conditions and depend on the natural behaviour of the tumour and its location within the heart, ranging from being completely asymptomatic to causing sudden death. Establishing an early diagnosis is essential, which is confirmed by histopathology. Objective: The aim was to find the relation between cardiac myxomas with age, sex and cardiac sites. Materials and method: This cross sectional study was done in the pathology department of Delta Hospital Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh, during the period of January 2014 to July 2016. A total of 24 cases were studied irrespective of age, sex along with clinical diagnosis. Results: Among the study subjects females were predominant (70.83%) and highest frequency of cases occurred in between 41-50 years of age (41.67%). Commonest site was left atrium (83.33%). Conclusion: The present study revealed that cardiac myxoma occurs most commonly in the 5th decade with female predominance and the most common site is left atrium. Delta Med Col J. Jan 2018 6(1): 4-8

Talk of the Town - Chikungunya

The term ‘Chikungunya’ often refers to both the virus (CHIKV) and the illness or fever (CHIKF) caused by this virus. Chikungunya fever is a self-remitting febrile viral illness that has been associated with frequent outbreaks in tropical countries of Africa and Southeast Asia. The first outbreak of Chikungunya was in a Swahili village of southern Tanzania in 1952. The name ‘Chikungunya’ derives from the African dialect Swahili or Kimakonde which means ‘to become contorted or bent over’. In Congo, it is referred to as ‘buka-buka’, which means ‘broken-broken’. These terms describe the stooped posture of the sufferers as a consequence of severe chronic incapacitating arthralgia.1,2

Referencing an Academic Obligation

During any research work many ideas or information are used from a number of sources, including books, articles from journals or newspapers and websites in support of the work. Referencing is a standardized method of formatting the information sources one has used in any assignment or written work. It is defined as citing authorities or support for an argument, especially in a book or paper. Evans defined referencing as “the labeling of material you have drawn from other writers with enough information for the reader to be able to locate the source”.3