Malaria
About 26 million people in Bangladesh are at
risk of malaria, of which 14.7 million in the
13 border districts are at high risk. P. falciparum
is predominant and drug resistant to first line
drug chloroquine is reportedly above the cut
off value, is also an emerging problem. There
are local outbreaks almost every year. Vector
resistance to insecticide is also a problem.
Roll Back Malaria needs to be replicated in
other districts of the country. More...
Tuberculosis
TB continues to be a major public health problem
in Bangladesh considering its mortality and
morbidity. Every year more than 300,000 new
TB cases occur in Bangladesh, about 50% of them
are smear positive. Bangladesh is 4th among
the top 22 high TB burden countries of the world.
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Leprosy
Leprosy endemicity varies widely within the
country: 6 northern districts in Rajshahi Division;
two metropolitan cities (Dhaka and Chittagong);
two districts in Chittagong Division (Total
10 areas) contribute 50% of the cases. After
achieving the elimination goal at National level,
major challenges for NLEP.(a) o achieve elimination
at Sub-national level.; (b) Urban Leprosy control;
(c) ensuring quality of diagnosis. More...
SARS
The outbreak of ‘Severe acute respiratory
syndrome’ (SARS) illness had spread round
the world in a very short time showing clear
evidence that this agent has potential for global
spread. SARS, that was first recognised on 26
February 2003 in Hanoi, Vietnam, had spread
to 32 countries of the world, causing nearly
8439 cases and 812 deaths worldwide from November
1, 2002 to July 4, 2003. The SARS virus is a
new ‘coronavirus’ unlike any other
known human or animal virus in the Coronavirus
family. More...
Filariasis
Filariasis is a public health problem in the
northern districts of Bangladesh. Some studies
reveal that Microfilaria rates are 16.8 and
32.8% in Thakurgaon and Nilfamari districts,
respectively. MDA (DEC and Albendazole) needs
to be expanded in 23 districts. More...
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