The health condition of Meerjady Sabrina Flora, additional director general of the Directorate General of Health Services, has slightly improved in the last two days.
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed the matter on its verified Facebook page on Friday.
"Various complications developed after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to treat Bile Duct Stenosis, resulting in her being placed on elective ventilation and dialysis. However, she has been doing better for the last two days and urine output has started. Her CT scan report came back good although the left lung is slightly affected," the post read.
The health directorate requested everyone not to spread rumours or fake news about her illness.
She was diagnosed with acute cholangitis, a pancreatic disease. After undergoing ERCP she developed various complications. ERCP is a technique that combines the use of endoscopy and fluoroscopy to diagnose and treat certain problems of the biliary or pancreatic ductal systems.
She was later receiving dialysis for kidney failure which subsequently resulted in heart failure. She was put on life support after that. Dr Flora has been undergoing treatment at National University Hospital in Singapore.
Before being taken to Singapore, she was hospitalized in Dhaka for a few days.
Sabrina Flora, who became known for the Covid-19 briefings when the pandemic first hit, heads the National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19.
On August 13, 2020, she was promoted to the post of additional director general of the directorate. Before that, she served as director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research.
Dr Flora completed her MBBS from Dhaka Medical College. After that she went on to work at the Bangladesh Medical Research Council and the National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine. She also has a PhD from the University of Cambridge.
