Pressure mounts on healthcare facilities as dengue increasing alarmingly

BSS :
The outbreak of dengue has put massive pressure on public hospitals, private-run diagnostic centres and clinics in Dhaka city as the mosquito-borne disease is increasing alarmingly in the country.
According to authorities and officials concerned of hospitals and healthcare facilities, Bangladesh has so far recorded a large number of dengue positive cases and the outbreak has turned into a pandemic creating huge pressure on the entire healthcare system particularly in Dhaka city.
“Nearly 800 people are coming to Mugda Medical College and Hospital

for performing dengue tests simultaneously around 150 dengue patients are visiting our hospital for admission,” Director of Mugda Medical College and Hospital Dr Md Niatuzzaman told BSS.
He said, “In order to cope with increased the number of dengue patients, we are expanding treatment facilities . . .four dedicated dengue units have been set up at the hospitals incorporating all logistics supports.”

The hospital authorities have increased capacity of pathology department engaging adequate number of healthcare professionals to provide testing reports at the quickest time, Niatuzzaman said.
Since the beginning of dengue outbreak, the Mugda hospital has been overcrowded with dengue suspected cases and the entire healthcare system of the hospital is working sincerely to provide treatment facilities to dengue patients, he added.

Director of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital Dr Khalilur Rahman said, “In the past 24 hours, 38 dengue patients were admitted… at present, 155 patients got admitted to our hospital”.
The dengue positive cases have been divided into three categories, he said adding, “We are suggesting the dengue patients, who suffer from fever with less health complication, to take treatments from their homes while other two categories belong to dengue fever with multiple health complications and critical patients are being admitted to the hospitals.”