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Dengue epidemic: Not a rumour but a reality
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27th-Jul-2019
IT is really very disturbing that some of the ministers and city authorities are making irresponsible comments about the dengue menace while the mosquito-borne viral disease is turning deadly. Another female physician Dr Tania Sultana, a second part students of FCPS, died in dengue on Wednesday. Already a civil surgeon, a police officer and some other noted persons have died suffering from dengue. Not only that, hospitals and clinics are also flooded with the dengue patients. Several doctors have termed the situation 'endemic' but the government seems taken it 'lightly' and warns common people not to spread 'rumour of dengue epidemic'. What a situation!
We don't understand why the government is not properly addressing the danger when dengue affected children and people, including physicians, are dying in hospitals, in bedrooms, on the bus and anywhere prior treatment? Why the government is not taking necessary initiatives to face the epidemic by promulgating public health emergency? And why the two city corporations are not taking any step to make the people aware of the larva of mosquito concurrently?
We become stunned seeing that DSCC Mayor Sayeed Khokon has termed the dengue menace as a 'rumour' although at least 23 dengue patients were hospitalised only in an hour in the capital on Thursday, with the figure for July so far being as high as 7,112. Dengue has reportedly claimed 36 lives so far this year. Besides, the Health Minister's mockery about the high breeding of dengue mosquito comparing to Rohingya children's birth rate -- is another syndrome of the government's apathy. Such type of comments from a minister is highly shocking.
The High Court in several hearings recently has expressed concern over dengue menace and ordered the city authorities to take effective measures to control mosquitos. The two city corporations had submitted that simultaneous fumigations were needed to prevent mosquitos escaping from place to place. The city corporation sought at least one month's time for importing 'effective' insecticides. We fear, the dengue would be more fatal before the 'effective' insecticide arrives in the country.
The Health Ministry must admit that dengue is out of its control. The city corporations also should confess that they have failed to control mosquito breeding.
We don't understand why the government is not properly addressing the danger when dengue affected children and people, including physicians, are dying in hospitals, in bedrooms, on the bus and anywhere prior treatment? Why the government is not taking necessary initiatives to face the epidemic by promulgating public health emergency? And why the two city corporations are not taking any step to make the people aware of the larva of mosquito concurrently?
We become stunned seeing that DSCC Mayor Sayeed Khokon has termed the dengue menace as a 'rumour' although at least 23 dengue patients were hospitalised only in an hour in the capital on Thursday, with the figure for July so far being as high as 7,112. Dengue has reportedly claimed 36 lives so far this year. Besides, the Health Minister's mockery about the high breeding of dengue mosquito comparing to Rohingya children's birth rate -- is another syndrome of the government's apathy. Such type of comments from a minister is highly shocking.
The High Court in several hearings recently has expressed concern over dengue menace and ordered the city authorities to take effective measures to control mosquitos. The two city corporations had submitted that simultaneous fumigations were needed to prevent mosquitos escaping from place to place. The city corporation sought at least one month's time for importing 'effective' insecticides. We fear, the dengue would be more fatal before the 'effective' insecticide arrives in the country.
The Health Ministry must admit that dengue is out of its control. The city corporations also should confess that they have failed to control mosquito breeding.
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