As dengue menace deepens, Bangladesh issues emergency health directives

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued a set of 12 emergency directives for the treatment of dengue as the mosquito-borne disease continues to spread across the country. The instructions were sent on Tuesday to directors of all medical colleges and specialised hospitals, superintendents of district Sadar hospitals, as well as civil surgeons and Upazila health and family welfare officers. Dr Abu Hussain Md Moinul Ahsan, director of hospitals and clinics at the health services directorate, sent the letter outlining the instructions. “Recently, dengue cases and deaths have increased. Five people died yesterday. Therefore, these instructions have been given to ensure proper treatment,” he told bdnews24.com. 1. Urgent NS1 testing of patients, with hospitals directed to contact the...