The Chinese government has donated dengue prevention materials to help Bangladesh deal with the dengue cases effectively.
The materials will be handed over to the government of Bangladesh at a progamme to be held at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday morning.
Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Prof Dr Md Sayedur Rahman, Chargé d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh Dr Liu Yuyin and Director General of DGHS Prof Dr Md Abu Jafor are scheduled to join the ceremony.
According to the DGHS, the mosquito-borne disease continues to spread rapidly across the country at the beginning of the year. So far, the country witnessed 19 deaths and 5,951 dengue cases in June while, in May 1,773 infections and three deaths were reported.