Covid-19 shouldn’t detract us from other public health risks

Not very long ago we had warned the administration to initiate actions to thwart a dengue onslaught, starting with anti-dengue drives by the two city corporations. Dhaka being where there was the largest number of dengue affected cases last year. We had enough data then to suggest a likely surge in the incidence of the deadly disease. And in fact, not a month has gone by