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“#Bangladeshi floating hospital treats flood-ravaged community<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n DHAKA, Bangladesh \u2014 In late July, volunteers from a Bangladeshi charity started getting calls seeking support from people from the country\u2019s vast coastal region that had been flooded for months during this year\u2019s monsoon.<\/p>\n

As the floodwaters started receding, the Bidyanondo Foundation quickly decided to hire a tourist boat to provide basic health care for those seeking aid. The country\u2019s coast guards came forward with a route plan for the boat that was eventually turned into a floating hospital called \u201cJibon Kheya,\u201d or lifeboat.<\/p>\n

Authorities reported thousands of cases of waterborne diseases including diarrhea and skin diseases, but getting to a hospital is a problem in the flooded southwestern region. The coronavirus pandemic came as a double blow, as fears grew that the virus could spread among people who temporarily crowded shelters away from their submerged homes.<\/p>\n

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The floating hospital called \u2018Jibon Kheya\u2019,meaning lifeboat, arrives at Banishanta near Mongla seaport in southwestern region of Bangladesh.<\/span>AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe wanted to go to them since it is always a big challenge to visit hospitals during any disasters. They have no cash, road networks are destroyed in many places. And for the women, children and elderly people this is an impossible task,\u201d said Monjoor Morshed, the foundation\u2019s head of strategic planning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hired a tourist boat from near the Sundarbans to start the hospital,\u201d Morshed said, referring to the world\u2019s largest mangrove forest and a popular destination for travel<\/a>ers.<\/p>\n

The Jibon Kheya started its journey on Sept. 1 with eight doctors and nurses. It has two dentists and one ophthalmologist and a dozen trained volunteers.<\/p>\n

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Doctors and health workers arrive at a village in Chandpur district in eastern Bangladesh.<\/span>AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first point was a decades-old brothel near a seaport. On the first day, more than 300 people, mostly sex workers and their children, received treatment and medicines free of charge, Morshed said. Those who suffered from severe illnesses were referred to a general<\/a> hospital in a nearby town.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first day was a great experience for our team. Seeing the smiling faces of these destitute people, our team was very excited,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The floating hospital then headed farther south and on the way it would stop at a few dozen pre-determined spots. Volunteers said it has already treated thousands. They also distributed masks to those visiting the vessel.<\/p>\n

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Health workers sort medicines in their boat hospital at Banishanta near Mongla seaport in southwestern region of Bangladesh.<\/span>AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Often devastated by natural disasters including floods and cyclones, hundreds of thousands of people living along the coast lose their land, homes, health clinics and roads every year. This year, almost 37 percent of Bangladesh was underwater for nearly three months, marooning about 5 million people in a nation of 160 million. More than 100 people had died from flood-related causes.<\/p>\n

\u201cClimate change is a reality. Our people are suffering. So we wanted to create an example that we must stand by them. Jibon Kheya is for that,\u201d Kishor Kumar Das, chairman of the Bidyanondo Foundation, told The Associated Press. \u201cJibon Kheya is just an example as we wanted to spread the message that we have to redesign our development concepts to reach out to the people devastated by the impacts of climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Das said they were exploring options to build their own permanent hospital ship.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope our dreams will come true soon,\u201d he said.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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