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Treating Swine Flu

Most private hospitals not equipped 5 more cases found

Staff Correspondent
Most of the private clinics and hospitals in the city are not prepared to cope with the swine flu outbreak with five more people tested positive yesterday, raising the toll to 144 across the country. .
Sources said as the number of swine flu patients is on the rise, many people with flu symptoms are trying to get admission to private hospitals but they are not able to deal with the disease in terms of medical facilities.
When Mamun, 43, who was detected with swine flu virus on Wednesday contacted the city's Apollo, Labaid and Shahabuddin Medical College and Hospital, he was informed that they did not have the facilities of giving treatment to the swine flu patients.
"As Mamun wanted better treatment and could not rely on the public hospitals, he
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preferred to get admission to a private hospital. But the private hospital authorities informed him that they are yet to get ready to treat the disease," said Mehedi, cousin of the victim.
But some private hospitals and clinic authorities said they are trying to set up swine flu corner in their hospital with trained health professionals soon to treat swine flu patients.
Dr Moslehuddin of city's Shamarita Hospital said they are providing only outdoor treatment to the patients coming with flu-like illness.
"As we are yet to get training on management of swine flu patients from the government, we are referring the patients hating swine flu symptoms to the government hospitals," he said, adding that the number of
patients coming with swine flu symptoms is very insignificant
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (1EDCR) authorities said anyone having severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) needs to be admitted in any hospital, otherwise, they must be treated in home confinement.
The government has formed Pandemic Influenza Management Committee in every public medical college hospitals and providing them training to manage the sw ine flu patients. It is supplying antiviral drugs to treat the patients.
Besides, the government has started to train up the health professionals of the city's eight private and autonomous hospitals and the trainingsessionswillend by Sunday.
The hospitals include
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, BIRDEM, Bangladesh Medical College and Hospital, Uttara Adhunik Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka Shishu Hospital. Holy Family Red Crescent Hospital, National Medical College and Hospital and Shahabuddin Medical College and Hospital.
"After completion of the training programme, we will supply anti-viral drug 'Oseltamivir' to the hospitals and then they will be able to treat swine flu patients," said Prof Mahmudur Rahman, director of 1EDCR.
If one suffers from flu-like illness he or she should maintain personal hygiene properly including wearing mask, covering nose and mouth while sneezing or coughing and maintain safe distance from others, experts say.