Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday said that 4,000 medical teams of the Health Service Division are ready to provide services in 11 flood-hit districts of the country, especially the worst-hit Sylhet and Sunamganj.
Leaves for doctors, nurses, and health workers at all levels in the Sylhet region have been cancelled, said the minister at a press briefing in the capital.
Despite the unfavorable environment, water purification tablets, saline, medicines, and food are being sent to these districts as much as possible.
File photo shows Health Minister Zahid Maleque addressing the media Rajib Dhar/Dhaka TribuneAt present, 200 teams have been formed in Sylhet region, he added.
The health minister said several districts, including Sylhet, have been hit by massive floods. “Especially Sylhet and Sunamganj are the worst-hit areas. For this, a control room has been set up at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in Dhaka, and in Sylhet”
The flood situation in Sylhet started turning into a terrible disaster since Thursday afternoon, as almost all the upazilas and municipal areas went under water.
