Staff Reporter :
The waterborne diseases, including diarrhoea, are spreading in the flood-hit areas of the country, particularly in the northern districts, though the overall flood situation is gradually improving.
Meanwhile, the diarrhoea has taken a serious turn in Gaibandha district town and its adjoining areas. Over 500 people, including women and children, have been affected by diarrhoea in the district. At least 195 diarrhoea patients got admitted to Gaibandha Sadar Hospital till Friday afternoon while 33 others received treatment from the outdoor of the hospital.
Our Gaibandha correspondent reports, the number of diarrhoea patients is increasing. The hospital authorities are facing difficulties to tackle the increasing number of diarrhoea patients. Many patients have to stay in the corridor and veranda, as the accommodation capacity of the hospital is too limited.
Dr Shahin, resident medical officer of the hospital, said there are 20-bed for the diarrhoea patients in the hospital, but at present they are providing treatment to a large number of people.
Several patients complained that there is no physician in the emergency ward for the treatment of diarrhoea patients. The patients’ relatives have to buy cholera saline and other medicine from the local market.
The hospital authorities claimed that they cancelled the leave of doctors, nurses and other employees to provide better treatment to the diarrhoea patients.
Gaibandha Civil Surgeon Dr Nirmolendu Chowdhury said they are providing proper treatment to the diarrhoea patients. There is no reason for anxiety as they have adequate medicine in their stock.
He, however, said although there is a shortage of cholera saline in the hospital, there is no shortage of orsaline. A team of experts on diarrhoea diseases came to Gaibandha from Dhaka, he said.
Many people of Gaibandha alleged that the diarrhoea disease has broken out following supply of polluted water by the municipal authorities. They demanded supply of pure drinking water and dry food to the affected people.
Mayor of Municipality Md Shamsul Alam denied the allegation, saying that many of the diarrhoea patients don’t use the water supplied by the municipality.
However, a doctor of the hospital said that the epidemic might be due to contaminated drinking water.
Meanwhile, the overall flood situation in the northern, central, northwestern and northeastern regions of the country improved on Friday.
According to the Flood Forecast and Warning Center (FFWC), the flood situation in Kurigram, Jamalpur, Bogra, Sirajganj, Netrokona, Manikganj, Rajbari, Munshiganj and Shariatpur districts improved on Friday. But thousands of people are still marooned in several districts.
Md. Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan, Sub-Divisional Engineer and Duty Officer of the FFWC, told The New Nation yesterday that the flood situation was likely to improve in the districts for the next 72 hours, as the country’s major river systems are in falling trend.
The Brahmaputra, Jamuna, Padma, Surma, Kushiyara and other major rivers are falling trend, the FFWC added.
On the other hand, the FFWC on Friday found that the water level in 15 river stations marked rise, while 68 stations recorded falls. Among the 85 water level stations, a river station remained steady, while water level was flowing above the danger level at 12 stations.
Meanwhile, the flood-hit victims are still waiting for relief, dry food, pure drinking water and medicines, though the flood situation has started improving.
Our correspondents from different districts add, the prolonged flood caused widespread devastation. It has washed away many houses, ponds and fisheries in several districts, while the flood has damaged agriculture land, and made the farmers pauper.
The flood also affected educational and religious institutions, dams, roads and tube-wells. River erosion has panicked people in several parts of the country. In Kurigram, as floodwater began to recede, erosion along the Dharla, Brahmaputra, Teesta and some other rivers took an alarming turn.
The waterborne diseases, including diarrhoea, are spreading in the flood-hit areas of the country, particularly in the northern districts, though the overall flood situation is gradually improving.
Meanwhile, the diarrhoea has taken a serious turn in Gaibandha district town and its adjoining areas. Over 500 people, including women and children, have been affected by diarrhoea in the district. At least 195 diarrhoea patients got admitted to Gaibandha Sadar Hospital till Friday afternoon while 33 others received treatment from the outdoor of the hospital.
Our Gaibandha correspondent reports, the number of diarrhoea patients is increasing. The hospital authorities are facing difficulties to tackle the increasing number of diarrhoea patients. Many patients have to stay in the corridor and veranda, as the accommodation capacity of the hospital is too limited.
Dr Shahin, resident medical officer of the hospital, said there are 20-bed for the diarrhoea patients in the hospital, but at present they are providing treatment to a large number of people.
Several patients complained that there is no physician in the emergency ward for the treatment of diarrhoea patients. The patients’ relatives have to buy cholera saline and other medicine from the local market.
The hospital authorities claimed that they cancelled the leave of doctors, nurses and other employees to provide better treatment to the diarrhoea patients.
Gaibandha Civil Surgeon Dr Nirmolendu Chowdhury said they are providing proper treatment to the diarrhoea patients. There is no reason for anxiety as they have adequate medicine in their stock.
He, however, said although there is a shortage of cholera saline in the hospital, there is no shortage of orsaline. A team of experts on diarrhoea diseases came to Gaibandha from Dhaka, he said.
Many people of Gaibandha alleged that the diarrhoea disease has broken out following supply of polluted water by the municipal authorities. They demanded supply of pure drinking water and dry food to the affected people.
Mayor of Municipality Md Shamsul Alam denied the allegation, saying that many of the diarrhoea patients don’t use the water supplied by the municipality.
However, a doctor of the hospital said that the epidemic might be due to contaminated drinking water.
Meanwhile, the overall flood situation in the northern, central, northwestern and northeastern regions of the country improved on Friday.
According to the Flood Forecast and Warning Center (FFWC), the flood situation in Kurigram, Jamalpur, Bogra, Sirajganj, Netrokona, Manikganj, Rajbari, Munshiganj and Shariatpur districts improved on Friday. But thousands of people are still marooned in several districts.
Md. Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan, Sub-Divisional Engineer and Duty Officer of the FFWC, told The New Nation yesterday that the flood situation was likely to improve in the districts for the next 72 hours, as the country’s major river systems are in falling trend.
The Brahmaputra, Jamuna, Padma, Surma, Kushiyara and other major rivers are falling trend, the FFWC added.
On the other hand, the FFWC on Friday found that the water level in 15 river stations marked rise, while 68 stations recorded falls. Among the 85 water level stations, a river station remained steady, while water level was flowing above the danger level at 12 stations.
Meanwhile, the flood-hit victims are still waiting for relief, dry food, pure drinking water and medicines, though the flood situation has started improving.
Our correspondents from different districts add, the prolonged flood caused widespread devastation. It has washed away many houses, ponds and fisheries in several districts, while the flood has damaged agriculture land, and made the farmers pauper.
The flood also affected educational and religious institutions, dams, roads and tube-wells. River erosion has panicked people in several parts of the country. In Kurigram, as floodwater began to recede, erosion along the Dharla, Brahmaputra, Teesta and some other rivers took an alarming turn.
