Staff Reporter :
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Friday said the incidence of dengue virus in the city cannot yet be called an epidemic.
“Dengue cannot be called an epidemic yet in the city. The word epidemic has a specific definition,” Mayor said.
However, the mayor did not define epidemic clearing what it exactly means.
The mayor was talking to reporters after attending a seminar on raising public awareness about dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases.
Zila Parishad, Dhaka, and Bangladesh Scouts jointly arranged the meeting
at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy auditorium here.
Sayeed Khokon said, It can be confirmed whether it is epidemic or not only after consultation with relevant government organisations.
“A particular quarter is trying to exaggerate the real situation,” he said.
Speaking as the chief guest, Mayor Khokon said the DSCC is trying its best to stand by the dengue patients and save their lives.
Calling upon the school students and scouts to work together to motivate the city dwellers to destroy mosquito breeding sources, he said that the city councilors would provide all-out support to them in this regard.
The activities, carried out by school students and scouts, will accelerate the initiatives of dengue control, which will help address the existing dengue situation, the DSCC mayor said.
He said, mobile teams of the DSCC are working in the city to provide primary treatment to dengue patients.
Mayor Khokon said the DSCC will distribute aerosol sprays among the city’s schools free of cost aiming to protect the students from mosquito bites and check dengue fever.
The DSCC Mayor further said now the number of dengue patients is around 7,000-10,000.
‘There can never be over 3 lakh dengue patients in Dhaka city,’ he added.
“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is monitoring the dengue situation round-the-clock and giving instructions to address the menace,” Mayor said, speaking at a view-exchange meeting with teachers and scout leaders of the city’s schools and colleges.
Chief Coordinator (SDG Affairs) at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Md Abul Kalam Azad, Secondary and Higher Education Division Senior Secretary Md Sohorab Hossain, acting Chief Information Commissioner Suraiya Begum, PMO Secretary Sajjadul Hassan, Health Services Division Secretary Md Asadul Islam, Primary and Mass Education Secretary Md Akram-Al-Hossain, Local Government Division Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed and former Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Prof Dr Pran Gopal Datta, among others, spoke at the meeting with Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Mohammad Jainul Bari in the chair.
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Friday said the incidence of dengue virus in the city cannot yet be called an epidemic.
“Dengue cannot be called an epidemic yet in the city. The word epidemic has a specific definition,” Mayor said.
However, the mayor did not define epidemic clearing what it exactly means.
The mayor was talking to reporters after attending a seminar on raising public awareness about dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases.
Zila Parishad, Dhaka, and Bangladesh Scouts jointly arranged the meeting
at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy auditorium here.
Sayeed Khokon said, It can be confirmed whether it is epidemic or not only after consultation with relevant government organisations.
“A particular quarter is trying to exaggerate the real situation,” he said.
Speaking as the chief guest, Mayor Khokon said the DSCC is trying its best to stand by the dengue patients and save their lives.
Calling upon the school students and scouts to work together to motivate the city dwellers to destroy mosquito breeding sources, he said that the city councilors would provide all-out support to them in this regard.
The activities, carried out by school students and scouts, will accelerate the initiatives of dengue control, which will help address the existing dengue situation, the DSCC mayor said.
He said, mobile teams of the DSCC are working in the city to provide primary treatment to dengue patients.
Mayor Khokon said the DSCC will distribute aerosol sprays among the city’s schools free of cost aiming to protect the students from mosquito bites and check dengue fever.
The DSCC Mayor further said now the number of dengue patients is around 7,000-10,000.
‘There can never be over 3 lakh dengue patients in Dhaka city,’ he added.
“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is monitoring the dengue situation round-the-clock and giving instructions to address the menace,” Mayor said, speaking at a view-exchange meeting with teachers and scout leaders of the city’s schools and colleges.
Chief Coordinator (SDG Affairs) at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Md Abul Kalam Azad, Secondary and Higher Education Division Senior Secretary Md Sohorab Hossain, acting Chief Information Commissioner Suraiya Begum, PMO Secretary Sajjadul Hassan, Health Services Division Secretary Md Asadul Islam, Primary and Mass Education Secretary Md Akram-Al-Hossain, Local Government Division Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed and former Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Prof Dr Pran Gopal Datta, among others, spoke at the meeting with Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Mohammad Jainul Bari in the chair.
