The diarrhoeal situation in the capital city has improved considerably as indicated by the number of patients admitted to the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh.
The patients reporting to the hospital is now around 300 every day since June 20, compared to about 1,000 daily during April-May last year, said an official of ICDDR,B.
Talking to the news agency on Saturday, Dr Azharul Islam Khan, head of the short stay unit of ICDDR'B described the present diarrhoea situation as 'favourable'.
He said although the patients are found getting admitted to the ICDDR'B hospital, the number has come down substantially.
Dr Khan mentioned that the 'climatic change' is the main cause for better situation this season. The country experiences heat one day and rains on the other two days. This has helped to the change the climate to a favourable situation.
Meanwhile, doctors suggested the city dwellers to drink water after having it boiled for at least 10 minutes.
Source : New Age
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