6,371 char people get post-flood emergency health assistance

RANGPUR: A total of 6,371 people living in 16 hardly reachable char villages under Ulipur and Nageswari upazilas in Kurigram received post-flood emergency health assistance and pure drinking water facilities, a press release said yesterday, reports BSS.
LAMB Hospital under its Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Project conducted the 45-day programme till October 15 to provide health assistance to 16 health camps with assistance of Kurigram district and health administrations, local NGOs and public representatives.
Specialist physicians of LAMB Hospital, upazila health complexes and RDRS Bangladesh provided treatments to 4,251 char people of all ages, including men, women, children, babies and physically challenged people in the camps.
Supplementary nutritious foods were distributed among 480 under-five children suffering from malnutrition and personal hygiene kits among 515 adolescents and women of the char villages.
Besides, 42 raised-bed tube wells were set up on dual platforms in nine wards of Kochakata, Berubari and Narayanpur unions in Nageswari upazila of Kurigram to ensure pure drinking water for char people round the year.
With assistance of the Public Health and Engineering Department, 84 men and women of the char villages were provided with necessary training and tools for proper maintenance of the newly established tube wells.
In addition, led by Senior Medical Officer of LAMB Hospital Dr FM Mostafa Sarker, a team of specialists provided training to 1,125 men and women of the char villages on health and hygiene related issues.
Earlier, Country Representative of Tearfund Bangladesh Suchitra Behera formally inaugurated the cost free post-flood emergency health assistance programme at Saheber Alga BGB camp under Ulipur upazila of Kurigram on September 2 last.
Kurigram District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer of Kurigram Abdul Mottalib Mollah extended strategic support in conducting the medical camps coordinated by Civil Surgeon Dr SM Aminul Islam, the release added.

6,371 char people get post-flood emergency health assistance

RANGPUR: A total of 6,371 people living in 16 hardly reachable char villages under Ulipur and Nageswari upazilas in Kurigram received post-flood emergency health assistance and pure drinking water facilities, a press release said yesterday, reports BSS. LAMB Hospital under its Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Project conducted the 45-day programme till October 15 to provide health assistance to 16 health camps with assistance of Kurigram district and health administrations, local NGOs and public representatives. Specialist physicians of LAMB Hospital, upazila health complexes and RDRS Bangladesh provided treatments to 4,251 char people of all ages, including men, women, children, babies and physically challenged people in the camps. Supplementary nutritious foods were distributed among 480 under-five children suffering from malnutrition and personal hygiene kits among 515 adolescents and women of the char villages. Besides, 42 raised-bed tube wells were set up on dual platforms in nine wards of Kochakata, Berubari and Narayanpur unions in Nageswari upazila of Kurigram to ensure pure drinking water for char people round the year. With assistance of the Public Health and Engineering Department, 84 men and women of the char villages were provided withnecessary training and tools for propermaintenance of the newly established tube wells. In addition, led by Senior Medical Officer of LAMB Hospital Dr FM Mostafa Sarker, a team of specialists provided training to 1,125 men and women of the char villages on health and hygiene related issues. Earlier, Country Representative of Tearfund Bangladesh Suchitra Behera formally inaugurated the cost free post-flood emergency health assistance programme at Saheber Alga BGB camp under Ulipur upazila of Kurigram on September 2 last. Kurigram District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer of Kurigram Abdul Mottalib Mollah extended strategic support in conducting the medical camps coordinated by Civil Surgeon Dr SM Aminul Islam, the release added.