Number of diarrhea patients increasing in the hospitals of Dhaka

Ambulances, private cars and CNG-powered autorickshaws are stopping in front of the International Institute of Diarrhea Research Bangladesh (ICDDR, B), a medical institute for cholera patients in the capital. And from those vehicles two to three people are unloading one patient at a time. Fatigue is evident in the eyes of every patient. Not only in ICDDR, but the similar picture is seen in many hospitals in the capital.

It has been seen on the spot that a temporary shed has been constructed at Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital to treat diarrhea patients. The health workers of the hospital said that this was the first time that a temporary shed had to be constructed due to the high number of diarrhea patients. As many as 800 diarrhea patients were being treated at the hospital till noon on Saturday.

Ahsan Habib Sajal, Ward Boy of Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, said that 60 to 70 patients are coming from Dhaka metropolis and its environs every hour.

Meanwhile, speaking to the concerned people of ICDDRB Hospital, it was learned that about 54 diarrhea patients were admitted every hour yesterday. 861 patients have been admitted to the hospital from 12 noon on Friday to 4 pm yesterday. One thousand 274 people were admitted in the previous 24 hours.

According to ICDDR, B, most of the patients admitted to their hospital are from Jatrabari area. Then there are patients from Dakshinkhan, Basabo, Kadamtali and Mohammadpur areas. Apart from this, patients are also coming from Sayedabad, Shanirakhra, Kamrangirchar, Mirpur, Badda, Uttarkhan, Uttara and Narayanganj, Gazipur and Keraniganj areas around the capital. ICDDR, B has admitted 21,003 patients in 19 days from March 16 to April 2 at 4 pm. On an average, 1,167 patients are admitted every day.