City Desk :
An expert laid emphasis on creating skilled manpower through improved training and public awareness to help control zoonotic diseases. “Compared to other countries in the region, the prevalence of zoonatic diseases is not very high, but definitely we (Bangladesh) are exposed to growing risks of such diseases,” Programme Manager of One Health Programme in Asia (OHAP) Dr Raju Ahmed revealed this.
Besides, emphasis should be given on close coordination between all the government and non-government organizations concerned to control the community level zoonotic disease particularly anthrax, nipah virus, hydrophobia and bird flu as those risks have gradually been increasing in the country.
He said Bangladesh is exposed to growing risks of Zoonatic diseases which mainly are transmitted to human body from animals. Dr Ahmed was presenting his keynote paper in a post-rally discussion styled “Zoonotic Disease Control in Community” held yesterday at the auditorium of Shahjadpur Upazila Parishad Complex.
Relief International organised the discussion in observance of the ‘World One Health Day’ in association with its project ‘Fighting Zoonoses in Bangladesh- Awareness, Preparedness and Control’ and European Union One Health Programme in Asia. Upazila Chairman Prof Azad Rahman and Upazila Nirbahi Officer Shamim Ahmed addressed the discussion as chief and special guests respectively with Dr Abu Nasar Al Mehedi, Assistant Programme Manager of Relief International, in the chair.
Assistant Commissioner (Land) Md Arifuzzaman, Veterinary Surgeon of Milk Vita Dr Dulal Hossain and Customer Service Officer of ACI Godrej Agro-Vet Limited Dr Shariful Islam also spoke.
Dr Raju Ahmed told the discussion that enhanced awareness about production and consumption of healthy or safe meat, egg and milk and consciousness about the deadly impact of dog bites causing rabbis were crucial need of the day.
“Unhealthy poultry feed, indiscriminate slaughtering of sick cattle in unhealthy places and lack of awareness about animal corpses disposal could cause outbreak of zoonatic diseases in massive scale causing a major health crisis,” said the official of the OHP, which is funded by European Union and Relief International.
An expert laid emphasis on creating skilled manpower through improved training and public awareness to help control zoonotic diseases. “Compared to other countries in the region, the prevalence of zoonatic diseases is not very high, but definitely we (Bangladesh) are exposed to growing risks of such diseases,” Programme Manager of One Health Programme in Asia (OHAP) Dr Raju Ahmed revealed this.
Besides, emphasis should be given on close coordination between all the government and non-government organizations concerned to control the community level zoonotic disease particularly anthrax, nipah virus, hydrophobia and bird flu as those risks have gradually been increasing in the country.
He said Bangladesh is exposed to growing risks of Zoonatic diseases which mainly are transmitted to human body from animals. Dr Ahmed was presenting his keynote paper in a post-rally discussion styled “Zoonotic Disease Control in Community” held yesterday at the auditorium of Shahjadpur Upazila Parishad Complex.
Relief International organised the discussion in observance of the ‘World One Health Day’ in association with its project ‘Fighting Zoonoses in Bangladesh- Awareness, Preparedness and Control’ and European Union One Health Programme in Asia. Upazila Chairman Prof Azad Rahman and Upazila Nirbahi Officer Shamim Ahmed addressed the discussion as chief and special guests respectively with Dr Abu Nasar Al Mehedi, Assistant Programme Manager of Relief International, in the chair.
Assistant Commissioner (Land) Md Arifuzzaman, Veterinary Surgeon of Milk Vita Dr Dulal Hossain and Customer Service Officer of ACI Godrej Agro-Vet Limited Dr Shariful Islam also spoke.
Dr Raju Ahmed told the discussion that enhanced awareness about production and consumption of healthy or safe meat, egg and milk and consciousness about the deadly impact of dog bites causing rabbis were crucial need of the day.
“Unhealthy poultry feed, indiscriminate slaughtering of sick cattle in unhealthy places and lack of awareness about animal corpses disposal could cause outbreak of zoonatic diseases in massive scale causing a major health crisis,” said the official of the OHP, which is funded by European Union and Relief International.
