Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) have launched a nationwide training programme to enhance physicians' skills and preparedness in managing dengue patients as Bangladesh braces for a potential rise in infections during the monsoon season.

The initiative, which includes doctors from government hospitals, private medical college hospitals and corporate healthcare facilities, aims to ensure proper clinical management of dengue cases and bring the fatality rate as close to zero as possible through adherence to national treatment protocols.

DGHS Officials said the training would be provided to physicians across all divisions and dengue-prone districts to strengthen their capacity in patient identification, triage and treatment.

As part of the nationwide effort, the Bangladesh Society of Medicine (BSM) has already completed the second batch of its Training of Trainers (ToT) programme on dengue clinical management. Around 135 physicians have received training in two phases in the capital.

The programme is being conducted under the supervision of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with support from the Bangladesh Society of Medicine, the Disease Control Division of DGHS and UNICEF Bangladesh.