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DSCC launches anti-Aedes campaign
Number of patients especially children increasing in hospitals when dengue became epidemic. This photo was taken Sunday at Sainte-Famille Hospital.
Md Joynal Abdin Khan with Abdul Alim:
The number of deaths of dengue patients has increased alarmingly in the country in recent days.
At least 22 people died in the last seven months of this year, while the number of deaths related to dengue fever was five in the corresponding period of the previous year, said Mirzadi Sabrina, director of the Institute for Control and Research in Epidemiology (IEDCR) at the newspaper New Nation. evening.
"In total, 3,461 people were infected with dengue fever in the last 18 days, while 1,770 were infected in June and 184 in May this year, and the total number of infected patients was about 10,000. last year, "she said citing an investigation report from the Branch. Health Services (DGSS).
At the same time, a research report from the ICDDR, B conducted over the past two years, has claimed that the repellent drug to be used to destroy mosquitoes has been a failure.
Some 6,489 people have already been affected by dengue fever from 1 January to 21 July in the capital, while 6,544 people have been affected throughout the country. Among them, three people died, including a doctor, said Dr. Ayesha Akter, deputy director of the center for emergency operations and control room.
On July 2, the father of the deceased, Monirul Islam, director of the Agura Supershop branch, in Kakrail Outlet, announced the death of a 3-year-old child, Mazedul Islam, who died while being treated at the hospital. Hospital Square of the city.
In addition, Dr. Niger Nahid Dipu, senior physician, also died in the same hospital on July 2.
Two people died at the BRB Hospital and Asgor Ali Hospital in the city during the last week of April this year.
According to the DGSS report, from January 1 to July 21, some 6,489 people were affected and treated at various hospitals in the capital.
Of these, 3,348 were in treatment in private hospitals. In total, 6,544 people were affected in the country.
According to DGHS reports from previous years, approximately 375 people are affected in 2014, 3,162 in 2015, 6,060 in 2016, 2,769 in 2017 and 6,479 in 2018, respectively. Ayesha Akter said it is spreading through the Aedes mosquito and is intensifying between April and June The population is mostly affected in September-October.
She warned that the number of dengue patients could still increase this year.
The DGHS collected information from 36 private hospitals in the capital, 13 public hospitals and 8 public divisional hospitals.
Until 21 July, 882 dengue patients received treatment in the Dhaka Medical School and Hospital (DMCH). About 307 patients are still receiving treatment at the hospital and 575 have been discharged during the same period.
The authorities of the DSCC and the DNCC have indicated that "a very high population density in Dhaka is conducive to the breeding of the mosquito Aedes". The mosquito lays its eggs on stagnant water ".
The DGHS has designated the DNCC regions as breeding areas for DNCC mosquitoes, such as Tejgaon, Turag, Pallabi, Moghbazar, Uttara, Gulshan, Banani, Kafrul, Khilgaon, Rampura, Mirpur, Pirerbagh regions. Mohammadpur, Shewrapara, Kazipara, Banani and Baridhara.
And also conducive to breeding in the Doyaganj, Narinda, Swamibagh, Gendaria, Dakkhin Mugdapara, Basabo, Maniknagar Biswa Road, Hazaribagh, Ramna, Shahbagh, Farashgan, Farashgan, Shyampour and Uttar Jatrabrab of the DSCC.
DNCC and DSCC health officials said they were spraying aerosols by a "man-poger" and that they were launching awareness campaigns with mosque imams and teachers to fight against them. mosquitoes.
They said that if the affected people had stomach pain and diarrhea, they should be immediately hospitalized.
In addition, the DSCC launched a campaign Sunday to destroy the breeding grounds of the mosquito Aedes responsible for dengue fever.
"From today, our inspection team of 57 boroughs, accompanied by a team from the health department, will visit different homes," said the mayor of the DSCC, Sayeed Khokon, at the inauguration of the campaign in front of Padma hospital in the city.
Sayeed Khokon said, "A team will clean 30 houses and commercial buildings every day, so 25,000 houses in total will be cleaned to destroy the Aedes mosquito in 15 days."
"A total of 68 mobile medical teams are working in the field, we have treated up to 21,057 patients, and patients with dengue have been found in some areas."
The mayor also urged corporations in the neighboring town to work together to eliminate the Aedes mosquito.
"We want our city to be dengue-free," he said, adding that "everyone must work together in this direction."
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