With the floodwaters receding, many waterborne diseases including diarrhoea and skin disorders have started spreading sporadically among flood victims, compounding the suffering of the affected people in the northern districts. Each day, over a thousand people are being affected with different types of diseases including cases of diarrhoea, dysentery, eye diseases, eczema, itching, skin infection, fever, pneumonia and other waterborne ailments, sources said. According the Directorate General of Health Services, some 1482 flood victims have been affected by such diseases in the flood-hit districts on Saturday alone. Of them, 711 were diagnosed with diarrhoea, 167 with respiration problem, 89 with skin diseases, 44 with eye pain and 608 with other diseases. “DGHS authorities have formed 2,885 medical teams to treat the affected people in 32 flood-hit districts,” said Dr Imrul, the in-charge of Health Emergency Operations Center and Control Room.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 26, 2017 20:03 UTC