Swine flu
The health ministry has made a timely move to prevent the deadly swine flu now sweeping across the US and Mexico from entering Bangladesh. Similar measures were taken earlier too when epidemic such as bird flu was threatening this part of the world. However, that threat passed over with no cases reported in Bangladesh.
Already, orders have gone out to monitor passengers arriving from the US and Mexico.
According to reliable sources, over 100 people died from swine flu in Mexico last week and WHO has warned of the possibility of swine flu becoming a global threat.
The ministry should also take steps to upgrade our quarantine services since there have been instances of those carrying the virus escaping undetected.
The health ministry should also place more emphasis on preventive health in its bid to reduce instances of epidemics from spreading in the country. Measures should be taken to educate people on the nature of the disease, so that they would know what precautions to take.
This would also prevent overcrowding of hospitals and lessen strain on the medical staff.
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