This year, DNCC proposed Tk 135 crore budget and DSCC Tk 46.50 crore for mosquito-control activities.
Chikungunya is caused by a virus that can be passed to humans by infected mosquitoes
With the number of dengue cases and deaths on the rise, the health authorities have issued fresh directives to all hospitals, including setting up fever/flu corners in outdoor departments and keeping dedicated beds for dengue patients.
Over 1,160 hospitalised in first 3 days, total cases cross 11,000
Dengue fever is once again making a strong comeback in Bangladesh. In just the first half of the year, more than ten thousand people have been hospitalised, and forty-two deaths have already been confirmed.
Health experts and officials said the next two to three months will be crucial
While other countries boast cherry blossoms and beach holidays, we get a yearly VIP visit from the Aedes mosquito.
Bangladesh still finds itself dealing with the crisis as lives continue to be cut tragically short.
Dengue and mosquito-borne diseases in Bangladesh, much like floods or cyclones, are an issue that is not going anywhere.
Take the right precautions this dengue season.
The government’s fight against the scourge of ever-increasing dengue infections has proven to be futile.
The spread of dengue across the country requires better public health preparedness
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (October 31, 2022) called upon the country’s people to keep their houses and adjacent areas clean to prevent dengue.
Dengue cases are on the rise again, with fatalities recorded almost on a daily basis.
With the number of dengue cases soaring every day across the country, hospitals especially those in the capital are struggling to deal with the patients, health officials say while experts suggest immediate steps to control Aedes mosquitoes.
One dengue patient died while 431 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (September 21, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
A total of 39 people have died from dengue in the country so far this year.
Mosquitoe-bites are a menace for everybody. Especially, during this season, due to the risk of dengue, chikungunya etc.
The monsoon season comes with its aesthetics, its hassles in this bustling city, but most of all, its yearly guests, Mosquitoes. Our guests of the season seem to go through a rampaging period during this time. They get their invitation from places all over us. The water that is lodged in many places due to rain in this season, humidity and other external factors that creates favorable breeding conditions for mosquitoes to lay their eggs in and exponentially cause the growth in their numbers to insurmountable figures.
