Diarrhoea patients increase in different parts of country
27th April, 2021 10:55:03
The number of diarrhoea patients has increased in different parts of the country, especially in Barishal division, in the last few weeks.
Health experts said use of contaminated water in household works, drinking unsafe water amid hot weather, eating food items contaminated with harmful bacterium and lack of maintaining proper hygiene are behind the rise in diarrhoea cases.
About 4,90,877 patients have been affected by diarrhoea in eight divisions across the country from January to March, according to a report by Health Emergency Operations Centre and Control Room at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).