Experts call for emergency health response team for flood-hit areas

The Business Standard
Sep 04, 2024

Experts call for emergency health response team for flood-hit areas


Diarrhoea outbreak worsens post-flood, severe medicine shortage, says experts

The flood-affected districts of Feni, Noakhali, and Lakshmipur are experiencing a severe outbreak of diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases, experts said today (4 September).

Experts at an event titled "Post-Flood Health Challenges: Multi-Stakeholder Review of Field Realities and Action Priorities," called for the formation of an Emergency Health Response Team to coordinate efforts and quickly provide necessary resources.

At the event, organised by BRAC and the UHC Forum at the Brac Centre Auditorium in Dhaka, they noted that health complexes in flood-hit areas are facing acute shortages of essential medical supplies, including oral rehydration solutions, intravenous fluids for cholera patients, and antibiotics specific to diarrhoea.