CHITTAGONG, July 18 (UNB): Six health workers of Sitakunda Health Complex have been transferred to Sandwip Upazila Health Complex for their negligence of duty as nine children at Tripurapara in Sitakkunda upazila have died of 'measles'.
Civil Surgeon Azizur Rahman Siddique disclosed this while speaking at a press briefing at Fouzdarhat Infectious Diseases Hospital here on Tuesday.
Those transferred are health inspector Khaled Md Humayun Kabir, assistant health inspector Reba Mahajan, and four health assistants Nilufar Akhter, Badrunnesa Begum, Tafura Begum and Nurul Karim.
The decision was taken following the directives of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), he said.
Besides, a temporary health clinic will be operated in the hilly area where immunisation programme will begin on Wednesday, said Azizur Rahman.
Recently, nine children died of 'unknown' disease and 50 others fell ill in hilly Tripurapara of Situakunda.
On Monday, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said the children were suffering from measles.
Director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Abul Kalam Azad at a press conference at the IEDCR auditorium on Monday said the children of about 85 ethnic communities of Tripurapara were not brought under the coverage of immunisation since they kept themselves away from modern faculties due to their customs.
A BSS report adds: Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim today asked the authorities concerned to set up a permanent health camp in remote Tripurapara area of Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong district with a view to providing proper healthcare services as well as vaccination to rural people, reports BSS.
"A permanent health camp should be established at Tripurapara to provide proper healthcare facilities to rural people of the area. A makeshift health camp should be set up as soon as possible until a permanent camp would be built there," the minister said while talking to Director General of Health Services Professor Dr Abul Kalam Azad over the phone.
The health minister made the directives following the recent death of nine children from measles in the area, said a press release.
Following the directives, Line Director of Community based Health Care Project under Health Directorate Dr Abul Hashem visited the area and had a meeting with divisional director and civil surgeon, added the release. [Read More]

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Source: The Financial Express