Staff Reporter :
The World Bank has said that the adverse effects of climate change were responsible for the increase in dengue outbreaks in the Dhaka city. Not only that, climate change is also responsible for the growing anxiety among the people of Bangladesh. This negative impact on public health may also increase in the upcoming days.
A study by the World Bank has revealed the adverse effects of climate change. The results of the study were presented at a webinar on Thursday morning.
According to the report, the seasonal diversity in nature of Bangladesh is disappearing due to the climate change. Humidity is declining as well as temperature and rainfall levels are rising. This is increasing the incidence of carrier dependent diseases like dengue in the urban areas.
According to the report, the incidence of dengue in the capital city may increase in the future. According to the report, in 2019, there was a big outbreak of dengue in Bangladesh. In that year, half of the people infected with dengue across the country were mainly in Dhaka.
The death rate from dengue in Dhaka city was 77 percent in the whole country. Because in 2019 there was a lot of rain in capital. There has been no such rain in the last 45 years.
The World Bank says a recent survey found that about 16 percent of Bangladeshis suffer from depression. There is a correlation between depression and anxiety and the adverse effects of climate change.
Meanwhile, the outbreak of dengue among school-college students has increased.
According to the Department of Health, the rate of infection up to the age of 20 in the last one week is 45.6%. Most of them are school-college students. Doctors fear that the number of infected people will increase if they are not aware.
This year, the number of dengue cases has exceeded 19,000. Of them, 17,170 have recovered and left the hospital. And says government information, so far 63 people have already died.
