Bangladesh: Cold wave hits children

[Ronan Kelly]

Bangladesh: Cold wave hits children


Wed, Jan 12, 2011
The Daily Star



Most city hospitals begin to receive child patients with cold related diseases like bronchial asthma, pneumonia, coughing, and rota viral diarrhoea as children are hit hard by the recent cold wave.

Almost all the babies seeking treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) are suffering from respiratory tract infections with fever, said Ariful Islam, resident physician of the hospital.

"Though normally we receive children with diarrhoea, typhoid, and other diseases at the outdoor; during this season the patients come with influenza, gastro enteritis, and respiratory tract infections" he said.


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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Bangladesh: Cold wave hits children

Bangladesh: Situation Report no. 203 - Cold Wave
Source: Network for Information, Response and Preparedness Activities on Disaster

Date: 17 Jan 2011


Full_Report http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/...ull_Report.pdf (pdf* format - 133.3 Kbytes)

Event details:

Although the intensity of cold wave is reduced than last few days, it is reported that a total of 11 people has died in different districts of Bangladesh for cold related diseases such as pneumonia, cold diarrhea and fever and so on. More people are getting affected of various diseases for severe cold every day. Misery added to the poor for the need of warm cloth.

At least six people have died of cold-related diseases in Kurigram in the last 24 hours, local public representatives have said. The sun has not seen in last one week in the Chilmari Upazilla of Kurigram district.

Many were seen gathering around fire to warm up themselves. Approximately 72 thousand people of Aila affected peoples' sufferings knows no bound as they have no shelter and living on "Beri Badh" in wrecked houses.

People from the affected area said, everyday thousands of people admitted into hospital due to different diseases resulting from heavy cold. Due to dense fog the seed bed of rice has damaged in Adamdighi of Bagura District has reported.

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MCOI-8D7CU6?OpenDocument