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In response, 602 dengue prevention campaigns have been conducted this year under the Climate Change and Health Project, mobilising communities against the mosquito-borne threat. Globally, dengue cases have surged nearly 30-fold over the past 24 years, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), underscoring the urgency of preventive measures.
Amid these mounting risks, government ministries and development partners pledged stronger coordination at a high-level stakeholder consultation on mainstreaming climate change and health into national policy.
The event, co-hosted by the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) and BRAC’s Health Programme, was held on Thursday at the BRAC Centre Auditorium in Dhaka.
Chairing the meeting, BRAC Chairperson Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman stressed that climate impacts health through multiple pathways and warned against fragmented approaches. Citing examples from salinity-prone regions, he noted that water reservoirs intended to support women’s health had inadvertently become breeding sites for dengue, highlighting unintended consequences of single-issue interventions.