Aug 11 2007 Flood Aftermath in Bangladesh: Disease & Dearth of Food

ICDDRB, Institute of Cholera and Diarrhea Diseases is coping with an increasing number of patients. It is reported that in the history of the hospital , this is for the first time that they have got the largest number of patient.
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Aug 11 2007 Flood water receding viral fever spreads

Staff Reporter
The overall flood situation across the country is improving, as water is receding from the flood-affected areas, particularly most parts of north and northeastern districts.However, waterborne diseases, including diarrhoea, and viral fever are spreading in an epidemic form in those areas. Disclosing this, a senior official of the Metrological Department yesterday predicted [...]

 

Aug 11 2007 Flood water receding viral fever spreads

Staff Reporter
The overall flood situation across the country is improving, as water is receding from the flood-affected areas, particularly most parts of north and northeastern districts.However, waterborne diseases, including diarrhoea, and viral fever are spreading in an epidemic form in those areas. Disclosing this, a senior official of the Metrological Department yesterday predicted [...]

 

Aug 10 2007 Water Borne Diseases Take Alarming Turn in Dhaka

The spread of water-borne diseases in and around the capital have taken a turn for worse [Read more]

 

Aug 10 2007 Water Borne Diseases Take Alarming Turn in Dhaka

The spread of water-borne diseases in and around the capital have taken a turn for worse [Read more]

 

Aug 10 2007 Diarrhoea spreads fast

Staff Reporter
With the receding of water in major rivers, overall flood situation across the country starts improving gradually although thousands of people are geting infected with water borne diseases, including diarrhoea and dysentery. The flood situation in the capital remains unchanged as the rivers surrounding Dhaka are still flowing above their respective danger levels. Thousands [...]

 

Aug 9 2007 City flood situation worsens :Flood water creeping in Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara

Staff Reporter
Despite somewhat improvement of flood situation in the country’s northern region with the receding of waters in major rivers, it remains unchanged in the central region, including the capital Dhaka where the situation has deteriorated further, spreading various water-borne diseases, including diarrhoea and dysentery.At least 192 people have so far died officially in the [...]

 

Aug 9 2007 City flood situation worsens :Flood water creeping in Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara

Staff Reporter
Despite somewhat improvement of flood situation in the country’s northern region with the receding of waters in major rivers, it remains unchanged in the central region, including the capital Dhaka where the situation has deteriorated further, spreading various water-borne diseases, including diarrhoea and dysentery.At least 192 people have so far died officially in the [...]

 

Aug 7 2007 Flood situation worsens around capital

At least 164 people were killed in the current flooding across the country by official count available till this morning while waterborne diseases infected many people with the receding floodwaters from upstream areas. [Read more]

 

Aug 6 2007 Flood claims 156 lives across country

The current floods that caused havoc to life and property across the country took a toll of at least 156 people dead till this morning, as millions marooned or homeless remained in abject misery for dearth of bare necessities and outbreaks of diseases. [Read more]

 
 
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