The centre will operate 24 hours a day and treatment services will be provided by over 300 highly trained and dedicated frontline workers, including doctors, nurses, patient care attendants, laboratory technicians, pharmacists and cleaners. The Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Isolation and Treatment Centre (SARI ITC) will be managed by icddr,b in partnership with Unicef, with financial support from Australia, Germany, Sweden, the UK, the USA, the European Union and World Bank, said a press release on Monday. Unicef is working with the Bangladesh Health Ministry to help strengthen infection prevention and control, case management and data system-related issues concerning Covid-19. In addition, Unicef is procuring critical medical equipment and supplies to support the prevention and the treatment of Covid-19 nationally as well as for those living in Cox’s Bazar, said the release. The treatment centre will provide Covid-19 diagnosis and clinical care, including oxygen therapy for severely ill patients from both Bangladeshi and Rohingya communities in Teknaf Upazila.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 31, 2020 17:48 UTC