Poor sanitations threaten reproductive health of city slum-dwellers
Friday, 31 October 2008
Inadequate sanitation facilities among slum dwellers have posed a serious threat to reproductive health in the city.
Speakers said this at a discussion on 'Sanitation for All by 2010' organised by Decentralised Urban Total Sanitation Project (DUTSP) of Population Services Training Centre (PSTC) in cooperation with Plan Bangladesh in the city Thursday, reports BSS.
Throwing of garbage all over the places, lack of disinfecting system of sanitary wastes and inadequate supply of safe drinking water have been hindering ensuring total sanitation in the country by 2010, they said.
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Alauddin spoke on the occasion as the chief guest while commissioner of DCC Ward No-85 Badal Sarkar was in the chair.
DCC regional executive officer of Zone-1 Mujibur Rahman, chief dwelling development officer Khondoker Millatul Islam and Saiful Islam of Plan Bangladesh were present as special guests.
PSTC Executive Director Prof Milon Bikash Paul gave the address of welcome.
Mohammad Alauddin urged the NGOs working in sanitation to scale up the ongoing activities keeping in mind that the government's target of attaining total sanitation across the country ahead of the stipulated time.
The government is very much optimistic about achieving total sanitation coverage by 2010 as it has already witnessed 88.12 per cent hygienic sanitation in the country, said Mujibur Rahman.
Khondoker Millatul Islam said the DCC is planning to set up a number of community latrines in the urban slums so that they can be incorporated into the sanitation coverage.
Prof Paul underscored the need for devising sustainable technology and making people aware about sanitation for ensuring total sanitation across the country by 2010.
Speakers said this at a discussion on 'Sanitation for All by 2010' organised by Decentralised Urban Total Sanitation Project (DUTSP) of Population Services Training Centre (PSTC) in cooperation with Plan Bangladesh in the city Thursday, reports BSS.
Throwing of garbage all over the places, lack of disinfecting system of sanitary wastes and inadequate supply of safe drinking water have been hindering ensuring total sanitation in the country by 2010, they said.
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Alauddin spoke on the occasion as the chief guest while commissioner of DCC Ward No-85 Badal Sarkar was in the chair.
DCC regional executive officer of Zone-1 Mujibur Rahman, chief dwelling development officer Khondoker Millatul Islam and Saiful Islam of Plan Bangladesh were present as special guests.
PSTC Executive Director Prof Milon Bikash Paul gave the address of welcome.
Mohammad Alauddin urged the NGOs working in sanitation to scale up the ongoing activities keeping in mind that the government's target of attaining total sanitation across the country ahead of the stipulated time.
The government is very much optimistic about achieving total sanitation coverage by 2010 as it has already witnessed 88.12 per cent hygienic sanitation in the country, said Mujibur Rahman.
Khondoker Millatul Islam said the DCC is planning to set up a number of community latrines in the urban slums so that they can be incorporated into the sanitation coverage.
Prof Paul underscored the need for devising sustainable technology and making people aware about sanitation for ensuring total sanitation across the country by 2010.