Diarrhoea under control: Health Minister
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr AFM Ruhal Huq Wednesday visited diarrhoea patients at ICDDR, B hospital in the city, reports BSS.
During the visit, he said that diarrhoea has broken out earlier this year because of hot and humid weather and no rainfall.
However, the diarrhoea situation is now under control all over the country, he said adding that the government has issued directives to the health workers to take necessary preparations to face any possible situation.
There is no record of death from diarrhoea in hospitals so far, the minister said.
Ruhal said the patients of diarrhoea should be given treatment from the very beginning at home with saline and liquids to make up the shortage of water and salt. The treatment of diarrhoea is very easy in the normal condition, he added.
If the treatment is delayed, the condition of diarrhoea patients might worsen. Therefore, the patients should be taken to nearby hospitals instead of killing time to take to big hospitals, he said.
Doctors at the ICDDR, B hospital said some of the patients in the hospital were suffering from severe or acute diarrhoea, but no case of cholera was found.
Director of Health Department Prof Shah Manir Hossain and ICDDR, B acting Director Dr Abdus Salam were present.
During the visit, he said that diarrhoea has broken out earlier this year because of hot and humid weather and no rainfall.
However, the diarrhoea situation is now under control all over the country, he said adding that the government has issued directives to the health workers to take necessary preparations to face any possible situation.
There is no record of death from diarrhoea in hospitals so far, the minister said.
Ruhal said the patients of diarrhoea should be given treatment from the very beginning at home with saline and liquids to make up the shortage of water and salt. The treatment of diarrhoea is very easy in the normal condition, he added.
If the treatment is delayed, the condition of diarrhoea patients might worsen. Therefore, the patients should be taken to nearby hospitals instead of killing time to take to big hospitals, he said.
Doctors at the ICDDR, B hospital said some of the patients in the hospital were suffering from severe or acute diarrhoea, but no case of cholera was found.
Director of Health Department Prof Shah Manir Hossain and ICDDR, B acting Director Dr Abdus Salam were present.