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Two-day International Conference Begins Today

One-sixth of people suffer from NTDs worldwide

Staff Correspondent
With a view to eliminating the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that result in suffering of the world's one-sixth people, a two-day international conference will begin in the city today.
The conference will be held at Biam auditorium in participation with the resource persons from World Health Organisation (WHO) head office in Geneva. Switzerland and WHO regional offices in India, Nepal, Thailand. Japan and Bangladesh.
It aims at disseminating and coordinating knowledge, skills, attitude and activities pertaining to the control and elimination of targeted endemic NTDs, developing a set of recommendations for the public and private sectors to achieve the goal of controlling the targeted NTDs within a timeframe and also assisting in fostering partnership for elimination of NTDs.
Prior to the conference, the expens at a press conference yesterday said NTDs like Filariasis. Kala azar and soil transmitted helminthiasis that spread in the country in an endemic form should be eliminated through a concened effon
among different countries.
The conference will be organised by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), ministry’ of health and family welfare and the government of Bangladesh.
At the press conference at NIPSOM auditorium the speakers said that the affected people are generally of the poorest group and these diseases often affect individuals throughout their lives, causing a high degree of morbidity and physical disability.
Whereas, using simple drugs and increasing health awareness the diseases could be controlled easily, they said, adding that policy support, priority and resource allocation is important in this regard.
Filariasis caused by Culex mosquito is endemic in 34 districts of the country and around 20 million people are already infected. The outbreak of the diseases is seen mainly in the country's northern region. However, steps have been taken by the government since 2001 and a Filariasis Hospital has been established in Nilphamari for surgical operation.
Similarly, the prevalence of
Kala azar is about 45,000 while on an average some 10,000 people are infected with the disease. Kala azar, which is mostly seen in Mymensingh, Tangail, Sirajganj, Pabna, Rajshahi and other 29 districts, is born by sand flies. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has signed among the government of Bangladesh. Nepal and India to eliminate the disease from the region.
Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH) that causes anaemia and restrains physical growth is present in all the districts of the country. However. STH control activity has been undertaken with a target of de worming 75 percent to 100 percent school students by 2010.
Presided over by Prof Moazzem Hossain, director, disease control of the DGHS. and chairman of the organising committee of the conference, the press conference was attended by Dr AM Zakir Hussain, chairman of the scientific committee. Prof Zafarullah Chowdhury, director of NIPSOM, Dr Isfirat Jahan. WHO consultant. Dr Shahnewaz, chief of Filariasis unit of DGHS and Prof Dr Marium Khatun of NIPSOM.