Suicide on Facebook-the tales of unnoticed departure in Bangladesh

Global Mental Health ◽

10.1017/gmh.2020.5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

Author(s):

Tanjir Rashid Soron ◽

Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam

Keyword(s):

Live Streaming ◽

Relationship Problems ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Online Newspaper ◽

Patterns Of Communication ◽

Media Platform ◽

The Common ◽

Research Assistants ◽

Potential Area

Abstract Facebook has transformed social communication and offers the opportunity to share personal thoughts to people including suicide ideas, plans and attempts. Suicide after Facebook posts has been reported in different parts of the world and it has become a potential area of research for suicide prevention. The analysis of Facebook posts prior to suicide or Facebook live streaming may help in understanding the etiological factors, patterns of communication and possible prevention approaches for a particular community. However, there is a dearth of evidence about suicide incidents after Facebook posts and Facebook live streaming in low and middle-income countries. This study aims to explore the trends and phenomena of suicide after Facebook posts and live streaming in Bangladesh. We conducted an online search using the Google, Facebook and five daily online newspaper archives from 15th August to 15th September 2019. Two research assistants independently conducted the initial searching to find out people who committed suicide after Facebook posts or live streamed suicide in Bangladesh and documented 21 cases. After further evaluation of each of the 21 cases we confirmed 19 cases that met the selection criteria. All of them were under 35-years of age. We observed sucide after Facebook posts were more common in male(78%) e and students. Hanging was the most frequently used method of suicide followed by poisoning. Their Facebook posts and livestream videos indicated relationship problems, academic stress and mental disorders were the common stressors for their suicide. This study lays the foundation for the future researchers to work on suicidal posts on Facebook in Bangladesh and develop culture-specific, real-time suicide preventive systems using a social media platform.

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Overcoming the Challenges of Epilepsy in Nepal- From Grassroots to Advanced level

Annapurna Journal of Health Sciences ◽

10.52910/ajhs.19 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 55-57

Author(s):

Sharad Hari Gajuryal ◽

Shreejana Maharjan ◽

Koji Iida ◽

Basant Pant

Keyword(s):

High Rate ◽

Rural Setting ◽

Health Concern ◽

Treatment Gap ◽

Middle Income ◽

Advanced Level ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Care Givers ◽

Low Middle Income Countries ◽

The Common

Epilepsy is considered to be one of the common neurological disease with a high public health concern in recent years. The burden of epilepsy is also high affecting the patients and their care givers physically, mentally as well as socio economically. This burden seems very high in low- and middle –income countries with high rate of treatment gap resulting in higher number of morbidity and mortality. There are various challenges in low-middle income countries to overcome the treatment gap. Sustained and coordinated action prioritizing epilepsy from the rural setting to the advance setting can help in tackling the challenges. This article focuses on the challenges of epilepsy treatment in low-middle income country like Nepal and discusses the ways forward to overcome it.

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Cadaveric Donation and Post-mortem Reuse of Pacemakers and Defibrillators in Nepal: Medical, Legal and Ethical Challenges

Journal of Advances in Internal Medicine ◽

10.3126/jaim.v6i1.18314 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 14-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yub Raj Sedhai ◽

Aloysius Ochasi ◽

Soney Basnyat ◽

Deepak Acharya ◽

Peter Clark

Keyword(s):

Common Good ◽

Retrospective Studies ◽

Post Mortem ◽

Respect For Persons ◽

Ethical Challenges ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Life Saving ◽

The Common ◽

Deceased Donors

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of death globally. An estimated 17.5 million people died from CVDs in 2012, representing 31% of all global deaths. Over three quarters of all deaths related CVDs take place in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Studies have estimated that 1 to 2 million people worldwide die each year due to lack of access to cardiac rhythm management devices (CRMDs) i.e. implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) or a pacemaker. The principal challenge is the high cost of these devices and the resource constraint in LMICs. A growing body of literature, mostly single center, uncontrolled and retrospective studies has suggested reuse of CRMDs from deceased donors as a safe and effective alternative. This paper seeks to propose the concept of post-mortem CRMD donation and reutilization program within Nepal as a life-saving initiative. Though the spirit of the program is in line with the ethical principles of respect for persons, beneficence, justice, and the common good, it is challenged with several logistical barriers and legal concerns. In this paper we have discussed the clinical, legal and ethical perspectives with a literature review on similar programs.

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