Issues and approaches for Climate Change Adaptation to protect Human Health in Bangladesh. Presented at CBA5 by Dr. Iqbal Kabir Climate Change & Health Protection Unit, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - Bangladesh
Food and Water Security Disaster Malnutrition Illness/Disease Burden Climate Change Vicious linkage of Health with Climate Change Diarrhoea Typhoid, ARI, COPD Dengue, VBD
A model best practice for LDCs Climate Change and Health Promotion Unit Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
We have installed a solar panel at our office roof as a token step of GREEN Initiatives
Conceptual Framework on Impact of Climate Change on Health Eco-system Human Health Health and Nutrition A ) Inadequate food ,unsafe WatSan B) Metabolic disorders C) Malnutrition D) Infection Disease Climate Change Disaster Risk reduction through research and awareness building Climate change adaptive measures Healthy population Capacity building on adaptive measures on Health and Nutrition Innovative and appropriate technology to strengthen community participation Health care providers Local government Community Group (CC) CBO, NGO
The health care network of Bangladesh Domiciliary Workers Outpatient static facility 31-50 bed hospital 50-250 bed hospital Medical college/tertiary hospital Division (6) District (64) Sub-district (482) Union (4,498) Ward (13,394) Villages (87,000) National Super-specialty hospital Level Type of Facility
Vulnerable people ( climate refugees ) cluster in and around cities of Bangladesh and cause water logging resulting breeding place of mosquitoes and ends up with Dengue, Malaria, Typhoid and Diarrhoeal diseases Migration to city slums