Bangladesh
An outreach nurse, Jenn, sits with a young patient in the MSF kala azar clinic, Fulbaria, Mymensingh district, Bangladesh.Photo: Gazi Nafis Ahmed
Many people who move to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, end up living in slums where the availability of healthcare is often very limited.In April 2010, MSF opened a health centre and a therapeutic feeding centre in the Kamrangirchar slum, which is home to nearly 400,000 people.
MSF’s aim is to improve access to free care and treatment for children, focusing on severe acute malnutrition. Pregnant and breastfeeding women also receive treatment for malnutrition, and antenatal and postnatal care are provided.
Two-thirds of all deaths of...
19 June 2010
FULBARIA, Bangladesh - Today, a new medical programme bringing hope to thousands of kala azar sufferers in Bangladesh is being launched by humanitarian medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in partnership with the Ministry of Health (MoH), Bangladesh.
The joint initiative between the Government and MSF will bring free lifesaving treatment to over 3000 people suffering from the deadly disease in the Fulbaria upazila of Bangladesh over the next 2 years, explains Head of Mission for MSF in Bangladesh, Paul Critchley.
“Kala azar is deadly if untreated. Early diagnosis and effective treatment can save many lives. MSF is working closely with the MoH to develop...
08 September 2010
The neglected and deadly disease kala azar - also called visceral leishmaniasis - is currently being reported in 45 districts of Bangladesh. MSF is working in two areas of Mymensingh district, which has 60 percent of the country’s cases.
