News:
- A three-month-old infant died of Swine Flu last Thursday, pushing the official death count from the H1N1 virus to two in Bangladesh. Total 311 swine flu cases were detected so far.
- Some 46 children drown everyday in Bangladesh and 17,000 annually as the drowning death toll peaks during the floods.
- Approximately 20,000 Bangladeshi children die per year of measles – that’s 54 children every day dying from a vaccine-preventable disease
- Over 2,50,000 Bangladeshi children die of diarrhea every year.
Beatrice
i think that in asian countries the Swine Flu did not spread rapidly compared to those countries that are located in colder climates. we should still be very thankful that the swine flu did not cause massive infections.