Anti-mosquito drive
DNCC anti-mosquito drive: 92 establishments fined
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Tuesday found Aedes mosquito larvae at 85 houses and establishments on the fourth day of its combing operation aimed at protecting the city dwellers from dengue.
Anti-mosquito drive: DNCC starts 2nd spell of combing operation
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) authorities on Saturday started the second spell of their mosquito prevention drive in different areas.
4 new dengue cases reported in 24 hrs: DGHS
Four new dengue cases were reported in the country on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
No new dengue case reported by DGHS
No new dengue cases were reported in the country on Monday, in the tally maintained by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
No new dengue case reported in 24hr: DGHS
No new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours until 8am on Friday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
DNCC operates anti-mosquito drive at 20 hospitals
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Thursday sprayed its anti-mosquito fogger in 20 hospitals to minimize the health risks to medical professionals and patients.
DNCC: Anti-mosquito drive operated at 31 hospitals
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Tuesday sprayed its anti-mosquito fogger in 31 hospitals to minimize the health risks to medical professionals and patients.
DNCC operates anti-mosquito drive at 34 hospitals
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Monday sprayed its anti-mosquito fogger in 34 hospitals to minimize the health risks of medical professionals.
Dengue rears its ugly head with two new cases
Two new dengue cases were reported on Saturday by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), following a period during which no new cases had been reported and the number of active cases had dropped to nil.
The two new patients are currently being treated at a hospital, according to a daily update from DGHS.
With them, Bangladesh health authorities have reported 315 dengue cases since the beginning of the year. The previous 313 patients have all been discharged from hospital following full recovery.
The country had a massive dengue outbreak last year when 101,354 people were hospitalised and the disease spread outside capital Dhaka. According to official figures, the mosquito-borne disease killed 179 people last year - the most since dengue became endemic in Bangladesh in the early 2000s.
Experts warned that Dhaka may witness an even worse outbreak of dengue this year when the presence of Aedes mosquitoes increases dramatically in the monsoon months. So far however that has not played out.
In order to protect the city dwellers from dengue, a special clean-up operation to control Aedes mosquito was launched in all 54 wards of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) from June 6.
Dengue: DNCC starts ‘combing operation’ from Saturday
In order to protect the city dwellers from dengue, a special clean-up operation to control Aedes mosquito will be launched in all 54 wards of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) from Saturday.
In a statement on Friday, the DNCC said the 10-day campaign will run from 10am to 1pm every day except Friday. Each ward has been divided into 10 sectors and each sector has also been divided into 10 sub-sectors for conducting these special combing operations.
As per DNCC’s plan, these operations will be conducted in one sector of each ward every day which means 10 sub-sectors in a day. It is expecting that the entire operation will be completed in 10 days.
Each DNCC team will be joined by four cleaners and one mosquito eradication worker in each sub-sector. Forty cleaners and 10 mosquito eradication workers will work in each ward.
During the combing operation, nine entomologists from the Department of Health, three entomologists from DNCC, officials from the Department of Health and the Department of Waste Management will be present to assist. The Department of Health will provide assistance in controlling Aedes mosquito, including in the DNCC combing operation.
The places where the Aedes mosquito larvae can be found will be marked during this operation and DNCC will store pictures and addresses, mobile numbers of contact persons and other necessary information of the places will be instantly stored in an app. This will create a database of Aedes mosquitoe breeding in the areas under the DNCC.